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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| blandishment | something that tends to coax or cajole : allurement |
| tribulation | distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution |
| impassive | giving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless |
| sobriety | the quality or state of being sober |
| jocund | marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness |
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |
| surly | menacing or threatening in appearance |
| overblown | past the prime of bloom |
| monochromatic | having or consisting of one color or hue |
| mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |