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 |
|---|---|
| ruminant | an animal that chews the cud |
| allocate | to apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute |
| incongruity | the quality or state of being incongruous |
| pallet | a straw-filled tick or mattress |
| trajectory | the curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space |
| luminous | emitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light |
| beneficial | producing good results or helpful effects : conferring benefits (see benefit |
| underscore | to draw a line under : underline |
| numismatist | the study or collection of coins, tokens, and paper money and sometimes related objects (such as medals) |
| haggard | not tamed |