GRE Word List
ATROPHY
decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue
The meaning of the word atrophy is decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sedition | incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority |
| converse | to exchange thoughts and opinions in speech : talk |
| sanctimonious | hypocritically pious or devout |
| interdict | a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district |
| char | any of a genus (Salvelinus) of small-scaled trouts with light-colored spots |
| skulduggery | underhanded or unscrupulous behavior |
| miscellaneous | consisting of diverse things or members : heterogeneous |
| saunter | to walk about in an idle or leisurely manner : stroll |
| slick | having a smooth surface : slippery |
| maniacal | affected with or suggestive of madness |