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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merita praiseworthy quality : virtue
gloss_overexplain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults
fertileproducing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive
spectruma continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order
defameto harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel
healthyenjoying good health
dapperneat and trim in appearance
ribaldmarked by coarseness or lewdness : crude
filialof, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter
corrodeto eat away by degrees as if by gnawing