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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badinageplayful repartee : banter
pedigreea register recording a line of ancestors
paranoiamental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations
repositorya place, room, or container where something is deposited or stored : depository
touchingcapable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion
recuperateto get back : regain
pana usually broad, shallow, and open container for domestic use (as for cooking)
addictiona compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted
antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")
blunthaving an edge or point that is not sharp