GRE Word List
ABATE
to decrease in force or intensity
The meaning of the word abate is to decrease in force or intensity.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| reputed | having a good repute : reputable |
| mortar | a sturdy vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| diurnal | active chiefly in the daytime |
| artifacts | a usually simple object (such as a tool or ornament) showing human workmanship or modification as distinguished from a natural object |
| rift | fissure |
| pensive | musingly or dreamily thoughtful |
| somnolent | of a kind likely to induce sleep |
| extol | to praise highly : glorify |
| assail | to attack violently : assault |