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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| infallible | incapable of error : unerring |
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| stricture | an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage |
| pedestrian | commonplace |
| entree | the act or manner of entering : entrance |
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| internecine | of, relating to, or involving conflict within a group |
| disconsolate | cheerless |