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 |
|---|---|
| pittance | a small portion, amount, or allowance |
| expatriate | banish |
| attest | to affirm to be true or genuine |
| lurid | causing horror or revulsion : gruesome |
| skeptic | an adherent or advocate of skepticism |
| introspective | characterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection |
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| inundate | overwhelm |
| felon | one who has committed a felony |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |