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 |
|---|---|
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| centripetal | proceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis |
| repercussion | reflection |
| unceremonious | not ceremonious : informal |
| abhor | to regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe |
| mealymouthed | not plain and straightforward : devious |
| credulity | readiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence |
| lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |
| dwindle | to become steadily less : shrink |
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |