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
ordainto invest (see invest
anchora device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom
rapporta friendly, harmonious relationship
quibbleto evade the point of an argument by caviling about words
pontificalepiscopal attire
quellto thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity
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inarticulateincapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings
tokena piece resembling a coin issued for use (as for fare on a bus) by a particular group on specified terms