GRE Word List

RAMIFICATION

branch

The meaning of the word ramification is branch.

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prowessdistinguished bravery
withdrawnremoved from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated
furrowa trench in the earth made by a plow
reproveto scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent
ramifyto split up into branches or constituent parts
fiatan authoritative or arbitrary order : decree
spasmodicrelating to or affected or characterized by spasm
blighta disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers)
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virusany of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants