GRE Word List
ABATE
to decrease in force or intensity
The meaning of the word abate is to decrease in force or intensity.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pretend | to give a false appearance of being, possessing, or performing |
| misogynist | a person who hates or discriminates against women : a misogynistic person |
| purveyor | one that purveys |
| beseech | to beg for urgently or anxiously |
| pass_off | present falsely; represent falsely to be |
| brawn | the flesh of a boar |
| methodical | arranged, characterized by, or performed with method or order |
| ecclesiastic | ecclesiastical |
| condescend | to assume an air of superiority |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |