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 |
|---|---|
| innocuous | producing no injury : harmless |
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| overture | an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal |
| extricate | to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty |
| growl | rumble |
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| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |