GRE Word List
DISMEMBER
cut into small parts; cut (a body) apart limb from limb
The meaning of the word dismember is cut into small parts; cut (a body) apart limb from limb.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cynosure | object of general attention; person or thing that is a center of attention; CF. Ursa Minor |
| incredulous | withholding belief; skeptical; showing disbelief |
| reticent | inclined to silence; uncommunicative; reserved; Ex. He was reticent about the reasons; N. reticence |
| underlying | lying below; fundamental |
| potion | dose (of liquids); liquid dose |
| amorous | moved by sexual love; loving; of sexual love; Ex. amorous advances |
| nettle | irritate; annoy; vex; ADJ. nettlesome |
| circumvent | outwit; defeat by behaving more cleverly; outsmart; baffle; avoid; get around |
| austere | forbiddingly stern; ascetic; without comfort or enjoyment; severely simple and unornamented; Ex. a monk's austere life; Ex. austere grandeur of the cathedral; N. austerity |
| remnant | remainder |
