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
frolicfull of fun : merry
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antecedeprecede
milieuthe physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment
polemicalof, relating to, or being a polemic : controversial
sportivefrolicsome
moodinesssubject to depression : gloomy
promulgateto make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim
tureena deep and usually covered bowl from which foods (such as soup) are served
irrefutableimpossible to refute : incontrovertible