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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ravine | a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water |
| exploit | deed |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| broil | to cook by direct exposure to radiant heat : grill |
| histrionic | deliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical |
| enrapture | to fill with delight |
| reproach | an expression of rebuke or disapproval |
| presage | something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen |
| bane | a source of harm or ruin : curse |