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 |
|---|---|
| layman | a person who is not a member of the clergy |
| onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |
| exalt | to raise in rank, power, or character |
| unfaltering | not wavering or weakening : firm |
| aberration | the fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state |
| lugubrious | mournful |
| abash | to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert |
| gusty | the sensation of taste |
| lethargic | of, relating to, or characterized by laziness or lack of energy : feeling or affected by lethargy : sluggish |
| remote | separated by an interval or space greater than usual |