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
unceremoniousnot ceremonious : informal
awla pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood)
pell-mellin mingled confusion or disorder
sophistrysubtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation
suffocateto stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation)
primogeniturethe state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents
prefatoryof, relating to, or constituting a preface
invulnerableincapable of being wounded, injured, or harmed
tinta usually slight or pale coloration : hue
trekto make one's way arduously