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 |
|---|---|
| taper | to become progressively smaller toward one end |
| evenhanded | fair |
| extraneous | existing on or coming from the outside |
| pseudonym | a fictitious name |
| unfaltering | not wavering or weakening : firm |
| aviary | a place for keeping birds confined |
| chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |
| riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |