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 |
|---|---|
| withdrawn | removed from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated |
| futile | serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective |
| intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |
| reprobate | an unprincipled or depraved person : scoundrel |
| flip | to toss so as to cause to turn over in the air |
| iridescent | having or exhibiting iridescence |
| obfuscate | to throw into shadow : darken |
| self-indulgence | excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims |
| collate | to compare critically |
| opus | work |