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 |
|---|---|
| vixen | a female fox |
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |
| fidelity | the quality or state of being faithful |
| conjugal | of or relating to the married state or to married persons and their relations : connubial |
| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |
| hut | an often small and temporary dwelling of simple construction : shack |
| laceration | the act of lacerating |
| saboteur | one that practices sabotage |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |