GRE Word List
SUNDER
to break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space
The meaning of the word sunder is to break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
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| spoof | deceive |
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| impertinent | given to or characterized by insolent rudeness |
| timbre | the quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as |
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