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
comatoseof, resembling, or affected with coma
dregssediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate
florescencea state or period of flourishing
equivocateto use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive
shearto cut off the hair from
courtthe residence or establishment of a sovereign or similar dignitary
abbreviateto make briefer
argotthe language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group
balefuldeadly or pernicious in influence
ellipsisthe omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete