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

WordMeaning
flaila hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely
kneelto position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor
animatedendowed with life or the qualities of life : alive
inundateoverwhelm
barragea dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation
momentoushaving great or lasting importance : consequential
embitterto excite bitter feelings in
agapewide open : gaping
captiousmarked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections
brochurepamphlet