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 |
|---|---|
| conformist | one who conforms : a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs and typically dislikes or avoids unconventional behavior |
| molt | to shed hair, feathers, shell, horns, or an outer layer periodically |
| histrionic | deliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical |
| complaisant | marked by an inclination to please or oblige |
| precipitous | precipitate |
| undermine | to subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly |
| inimical | being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| effeminate | having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner |
| amphibian | an amphibious organism |