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 |
|---|---|
| semblance | outward and often specious appearance or show : form |
| formality | compliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony |
| irrevocable | not possible to revoke : unalterable |
| vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |
| hoary | gray or white with or as if with age |
| alimentary | of or relating to nourishment or nutrition |
| convention | agreement |
| slag | the dross or scoria of a metal |
| mesmerize | to subject to mesmerism |
| gustatory | relating to or associated with eating or the sense of taste |