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 |
|---|---|
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
| wring | to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid |
| trifling | lacking in significance or solid worth: such as |
| attribute | a quality, character, or characteristic ascribed to someone or something |
| bog | wet spongy ground |
| redoubtable | causing fear or alarm : formidable |
| indomitable | incapable of being subdued : unconquerable |
| molten | fused or liquefied by heat : melted |
| heckler | one who heckles someone (such as a performer or speaker) usually by shouting criticisms or insults |
