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 |
|---|---|
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| wither | to become dry and sapless |
| lineage | descent in a line from a common progenitor |
| prolong | to lengthen in time : continue |
| trifling | lacking in significance or solid worth: such as |
| accord | to grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |
| pertinacious | adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design |
| invocation | the act or process of petitioning for help or support |