GRE Word List
RAMIFICATION
branch
The meaning of the word ramification is branch.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abstract | disassociated from any specific instance |
| sound | a particular auditory impression : tone |
| congruent | congruous |
| cardinal | a high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college |
| splice | to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands |
| castrate | to deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes |
| scale | an instrument or machine for weighing |
| compress | to press or squeeze together |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| compilation | the act or process of compiling |