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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WordMeaning
pryto look closely or inquisitively
severto put or keep apart : divide
vilemorally despicable or abhorrent
unimpeachablenot impeachable: such as
digressionthe act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work
conceptionthe process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both
cynosurethe northern constellation Ursa Minor
underscoreto draw a line under : underline
cordialshowing or marked by warm and often hearty friendliness, favor, or approval
transitiona change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another