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 |
|---|---|
| random | a haphazard course |
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |
| enjoin | to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition |
| stamina | the bodily or mental capacity to sustain a prolonged stressful effort or activity : endurance |
| incense | material used to produce a fragrant odor when burned |
| clairvoyant | having clairvoyance : able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception |
| broach | brooch |
| engender | beget |
| unexceptionable | not open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable |
| dregs | sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate |