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

WordMeaning
primordialfirst created or developed : primeval
imprecationcurse
bicameralhaving, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber
triggera piece (such as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it
magnatea person of rank, power, influence, or distinction often in a specified area
eschewto avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun
dispatchto send off or away with promptness or speed
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
shunto avoid deliberately and especially habitually
secularof or relating to the worldly or temporal