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 |
|---|---|
| centripetal | proceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis |
| dais | a raised platform (as in a hall or large room) |
| cognate | of the same or similar nature : generically alike |
| heinous | hatefully or shockingly evil : abominable |
| necromancy | conjuration (see conjure |
| mendicant | beggar |
| multiform | having many forms or appearances |
| plight | to put or give in pledge : engage |
| inimical | being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence |
| vitiate | to make faulty or defective : impair |