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 |
|---|---|
| toxic | containing or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing death or serious debilitation |
| incidental | being likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence |
| lucid | suffused with light : luminous |
| necromancy | conjuration (see conjure |
| digression | the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| peevish | querulous in temperament or mood : fretful |
| prodigious | causing amazement or wonder |
| dotage | a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness |
| adjourn | to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time |