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 |
|---|---|
| codicil | a legal instrument made to modify an earlier will |
| pastiche | a literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work |
| forsake | to renounce or turn away from entirely |
| tempo | the rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking |
| vying | contending; to strive for superiority |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| protocol | an original draft, minute, or record of a document or transaction |
| relevant | having significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| shunt | to turn off to one side : shift |