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 |
|---|---|
| agrarian | of or relating to fields or lands or their tenure |
| dawdle | to spend time idly |
| compulsive | having power to compel |
| instigate | to goad or urge forward : provoke |
| ineffable | incapable of being expressed in words : indescribable |
| flux | a flowing of fluid from the body: such as |
| lank | not well filled out : slender |
| contaminate | to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association |
| slough | a place of deep mud or mire |
| sophist | philosopher |