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.

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WordMeaning
accommodateto provide with something desired, needed, or suited
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unfledgednot feathered : not ready for flight
paupera person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity
adherentone who adheres to something: such as
volitionthe power of choosing or determining : will
lopean easy natural gait of a horse resembling a canter
felicitythe quality or state of being happy
maternalof, relating to, belonging to, or characteristic of a mother : motherly
disaffecteddiscontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious