GRE Word List
ATTENUATE
to lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken
The meaning of the word attenuate is to lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hinterlands | a region lying inland from a coast |
| slaughter | the act of killing |
| cubicle | a sleeping compartment partitioned off from a large room |
| overweening | arrogant |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| obstetrician | a physician specializing in obstetrics |
| infantile | of or relating to infants or infancy |
| gourmet | a connoisseur of food and drink |
| plenitude | the quality or state of being full : completeness |
| hortatory | hortative |