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 |
|---|---|
| fallacious | embodying a fallacy |
| wholesome | promoting health or well-being of mind or spirit |
| mute | unable to speak : lacking the power of speech |
| insolence | the quality or state of being insolent |
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |
| ascribe | to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing |
| clandestine | marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious |
| docket | a brief written summary of a document : abstract |
| gambit | a chess opening in which a player risks one or more pawns or a minor piece to gain an advantage in position |
| epistemologist | the study or a theory of the nature and grounds of knowledge especially with reference to its limits and validity |