GRE Word List
RAMIFICATION
branch
The meaning of the word ramification is branch.
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| prognosis | the prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case |
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| controvert | to dispute or oppose by reasoning |
| nebulous | of, relating to, or resembling a nebula : nebular |
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |
| sphinx-like | enigmatic; mysterious |
| arboreal | of, relating to, or resembling a tree |
| discount | a reduction made from the gross (see gross |
| emend | to correct usually by textual alterations |
| conglomerate | made up of parts from various sources or of various kinds |