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
gaita manner of walking or moving on foot
regicidea person who kills a king
esotericdesigned for or understood by the specially initiated alone
limpto walk lamely
compendiuma brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract
overtopen to view : manifest
importunatetroublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand
traverseto go or travel across or over
perpetuateto make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely
calumnya misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation