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 |
|---|---|
| deference | respect and esteem due a superior or an elder |
| discriminate | to mark or perceive the distinguishing or peculiar features of |
| seduce | to persuade to disobedience or disloyalty |
| renown | a state of being widely acclaimed and highly honored : fame |
| inroad | an advance or penetration often at the expense of someone or something |
| graze | to feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton |
| smug | highly self-satisfied |
| concatenate | linked together |
| insatiable | incapable of being satisfied : quenchless |
| wily | full of wiles : crafty |