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 |
|---|---|
| agnostic | a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable |
| lechery | inordinate (see inordinate |
| upshot | the final result : outcome |
| mediate | occupying a middle position |
| colossus | a statue of gigantic size and proportions |
| scuffle | to struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion |
| awry | off the correct or expected course : amiss |
| paean | a joyous song or hymn of praise, tribute, thanksgiving, or triumph |
| exertion | the act or an instance of exerting |
| rag | a waste piece of cloth |