GRE Word List
ABATE
to decrease in force or intensity
The meaning of the word abate is to decrease in force or intensity.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gait | a manner of walking or moving on foot |
| regicide | a person who kills a king |
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |
| limp | to walk lamely |
| compendium | a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract |
| overt | open to view : manifest |
| importunate | troublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand |
| traverse | to go or travel across or over |
| perpetuate | to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely |
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