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 |
|---|---|
| profligate | wildly extravagant |
| serendipity | the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for |
| eulogy | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
| bedraggle | to wet thoroughly |
| variegate | to diversify in external appearance especially with different colors : dapple |
| anarchist | a person who rebels against any authority, established order, or ruling power |
| clandestine | marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious |
| hive | a container for housing honeybees |
| impenetrable | incapable of being penetrated or pierced |
| totter | to move unsteadily : stagger |