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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WordMeaning
magnanimitythe quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity
undertakerone who undertakes : one who takes the risk and management of business : entrepreneur
ovationa ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted
hurlrush
slovenlyuntidy especially in personal appearance
conciliatoryintended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate
feralof, relating to, or suggestive of a wild beast
coincorner
transparenthaving the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid
doldrumsa spell of listlessness or despondency