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 |
|---|---|
| garbled | made unclear or confusing : distorted or mixed up |
| complement | something that fills up, completes, or makes better or perfect |
| tiller | one that tills : cultivator |
| personify | to conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers |
| debutante | one making a debut (see debut |
| intrigue | the practice of engaging in secret schemes |
| inviolable | secure from violation or profanation |
| superimpose | to place or lay over or above something |
| hindrance | the state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered |
| precocious | exceptionally early in development or occurrence |