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 |
|---|---|
| stygian | of or relating to the river Styx |
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| approbation | commendation |
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| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |
| authoritative | having, marked by, or proceeding from authority |
| indigence | a level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking |
| oscillate | to swing backward and forward like a pendulum |
| duplicity | contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action |
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