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 |
|---|---|
| receptive | able or inclined to receive |
| inasmuch_as | since; owing to the fact that |
| discursive | moving from topic to topic without order : rambling |
| comprehensive | covering completely or broadly : inclusive |
| surly | menacing or threatening in appearance |
| fluctuate | to shift back and forth uncertainly |
| confidence | a feeling or consciousness of one's powers or of reliance on one's circumstances |
| fusion | the act or process of liquefying or rendering plastic by heat |
| lexicographer | an author or editor of a dictionary |
| prohibitive | tending to prohibit or restrain |