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 |
|---|---|
| reprobate | an unprincipled or depraved person : scoundrel |
| comely | pleasurably conforming to notions of good appearance, suitability, or proportion |
| fluke | flatfish |
| meager | having little flesh : thin |
| hoard | a supply or fund stored up and often hidden away |
| extraneous | existing on or coming from the outside |
| autopsy | an examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease |
| grandeur | the quality or state of being grand : magnificence |
| commemorative | intended as a commemoration |
| berserk | an ancient Scandinavian warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable |