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 |
|---|---|
| decorum | literary and dramatic propriety : fitness |
| bevy | a large group or collection |
| bereft | deprived or robbed of the possession or use of something |
| douse | to plunge into water |
| shuffle | to mix in a mass confusedly : jumble |
| mayhem | needless or willful damage or violence |
| headstrong | not easily restrained : impatient of control, advice, or suggestions |
| languish | to be or become feeble, weak, or enervated |
| vex | to bring trouble, distress, or agitation to |
| bigotry | obstinate or intolerant devotion to one's own opinions and prejudices : the state of mind of a bigot |