GRE Word List
SEVER
to put or keep apart : divide
The meaning of the word sever is to put or keep apart : divide.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| contingent | dependent on or conditioned by something else |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| travesty | a debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation |
| smear | a viscous or sticky substance |
| checkered | marked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials |
| fulcrum | prop |
| verisimilar | having the appearance of truth : probable |
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
| poignancy | the quality or state of being poignant |
| viand | an item of food |