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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vouch | to supply supporting evidence or testimony |
| clandestine | marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious |
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| onus | burden |
| recondite | difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep |
| demur | to take exception : object |
| terminology | the technical or special terms used in a business, art, science, or special subject |
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| calculated | apt |
| dynamo | generator |