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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WordMeaning
importuneto press or urge with troublesome persistence
ramparta protective barrier : bulwark
padrea Christian clergyman
bedraggleto wet thoroughly
shootto eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger)
smudgeto make a smudge on
deviouswandering
levityexcessive or unseemly frivolity
servileof or befitting a menial position
inebriateone who is drunk