GRE Word List
ABRASIVE
rubbing away; tending to grind down
The meaning of the word abrasive is rubbing away; tending to grind down.
Random words
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pedant | scholar who overemphasizes book learning, trivial details of learning, or technicalities |
pharisaical | pertaining to the Pharisees, who paid scrupulous attention to tradition; self-righteous; hypocritical |
flicker | burn unsteadily or fitfully; move waveringly; N: flickering movement or light; brief sensation; Ex. flicker of excitement |
concur | agree; coincide; happen at the same time |
condescend | (derog.) bestow courtesies with a superior air; descend to the level of one considered inferior |
abridge | condense or shorten |
palliate | ease pain (without curing); make less severe or offensive (a crime or illness) |
humility | humbleness of spirit |
mote | small speck (esp. of dust) |
bearing | deportment; connection |