GRE Word List
RAMIFICATION
branch
The meaning of the word ramification is branch.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| exigency | that which is required in a particular situation |
| somatic | of, relating to, or affecting the body especially as distinguished from the germplasm |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| selective | of, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| lechery | inordinate (see inordinate |
| amiss | in a mistaken way : wrongly |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| mercenary | one that serves merely for wages |
| rapacious | excessively grasping or covetous |