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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| demerit | offense |
| cumulative | increasing by successive additions |
| dormant | represented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws |
| atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |
| predetermine | foreordain |
| digression | the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work |
| itinerant | traveling from place to place |
| dappled | marked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background |
| righteous | acting in accord with divine or moral law : free from guilt or sin |
| benefit | something that produces good or helpful results or effects or that promotes well-being : advantage |