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 |
|---|---|
| swathe | a band used in swathing |
| auroral | dawn |
| virulent | marked by a rapid, severe, and destructive course |
| squash | to press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush |
| atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |
| oscillate | to swing backward and forward like a pendulum |
| orient | to direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group |
| gloss | a surface luster or brightness : shine |
| lethargic | of, relating to, or characterized by laziness or lack of energy : feeling or affected by lethargy : sluggish |
| sluggish | averse to activity or exertion : indolent |