GRE Word List
RAMIFICATION
branch
The meaning of the word ramification is branch.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| excise | an internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity |
| entree | the act or manner of entering : entrance |
| redolent | exuding fragrance : aromatic |
| prognosis | the prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case |
| contiguous | being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point |
| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |
| amalgam | a mixture of different elements |
| frenetic | marked by fast and energetic, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity : frenzied |
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
| mishap | an unfortunate accident |