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 |
|---|---|
| skeptic | an adherent or advocate of skepticism |
| confound | to throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity |
| delete | to eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasing |
| entree | the act or manner of entering : entrance |
| miserly | of, relating to, or characteristic of a miser |
| factious | of or relating to faction: such as |
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |
| emulate | to strive to equal or excel |
| virulent | marked by a rapid, severe, and destructive course |
| prude | a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum |
