GRE Word List
ATTENUATE
make thin; weaken
The meaning of the word attenuate is make thin; weaken.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| replete | fully filled; filled to the brim or to the point of being stuffed; abundantly supplied; Ex. report replete with errors |
| emolument | salary; payment for an office; compensation |
| ignoble | unworthy; not noble; dishonorable; Ex. ignoble deed |
| sybarite | lover of luxury; person devoted to pleasure and luxury; CF. Sybaris: an ancient Greek city in Italy |
| snuffle | sniffle; sniff repeatedly (in order to keep liquid from running out of the nose) |
| unctuous | oily; bland; insincerely suave |
| resplendent | brilliant; splendid in appearance; dazzling; glorious |
| disgruntle | make discontented |
| ecliptic | path of the sun and the planets |
| hone | sharpen (a tool); N: whetstone for sharpening a tool |
