GRE Word List
DISMEMBER
to cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of
The meaning of the word dismember is to cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| distinct | distinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| vacuous | emptied of or lacking content |
| wake | to be or remain awake |
| epitaph | an inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there |
| feint | something feigned |
| caste | one of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes |
| wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| effusion | an act of effusing |
| disparate | markedly distinct in quality or character |