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 |
|---|---|
| timorous | of a timid disposition : fearful |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |
| indulge | to yield to the desire of : humor |
| compile | to compose out of materials from other documents |
| bureaucracy | a body of nonelected government officials |
| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |
| enmity | positive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| ineluctable | not to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable |
| remnant | a usually small part, member, or trace remaining |