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
componenta constituent part : ingredient
espionagethe practice of spying or using spies to obtain information about the plans and activities especially of a foreign government or a competing company
knitto form by interlacing yarn or thread in a series of connected loops with needles
proxythe agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another
pigmenta substance that imparts black or white or a color to other materials
avertto turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance
tantruma fit of bad temper
guilelessinnocent
rebusa representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound
ironythe use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning