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 |
|---|---|
| overweening | arrogant |
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| germinate | to cause to sprout or develop |
| meddlesome | given to meddling |
| eerie | so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine |
| galleon | a heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish |
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