GRE Word List
SEVER
to put or keep apart : divide
The meaning of the word sever is to put or keep apart : divide.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dismember | to cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of |
| repeal | to rescind or annul by authoritative act |
| whelp | any of the young of various carnivorous mammals and especially of the dog |
| predicament | the character, status, or classification assigned by a predication |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| comprise | to be made up of |
| presentiment | a feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| detrimental | obviously harmful : damaging |
| recreant | crying for mercy : cowardly |