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 |
|---|---|
| tacit | expressed or carried on without words or speech |
| clangor | a resounding clang or medley of clangs |
| attribute | a quality, character, or characteristic ascribed to someone or something |
| sleek | slick |
| cadet | a younger brother or son |
| gruff | rough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect |
| humus | a brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic |
| restraint | an act of restraining : the state of being restrained |
| capacity | legal competency (see competence |
| stoop | to bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees |