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
unfeignednot feigned or hypocritical : genuine
anthropomorphicdescribed or thought of as having a human form or human attributes
ramifyto split up into branches or constituent parts
visionthe act or power of seeing : sight
warymarked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger
retroactiveextending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past
outlandishof or relating to another country : foreign
hindsightperception of the nature of an event after it has happened
multifarioushaving or occurring in great variety : diverse
unrequitednot requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind