GRE Word List
RAMIFY
to split up into branches or constituent parts
The meaning of the word ramify is to split up into branches or constituent parts.
Random words
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engross | to copy or write in a large hand |
glutton | one given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking |
decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
sherbet | a cold drink of sweetened and diluted fruit juice |
coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
subdue | to conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish |
humane | marked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals |
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 |
comprehend | to grasp the nature, significance, or meaning of |
exonerate | to relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship |