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 |
|---|---|
| forte | one's strong point |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |
| factitious | produced by humans rather than by natural forces |
| ruffian | a brutal person : bully |
| migrant | one that migrates: such as |
| cant | the expression or repetition of conventional or trite opinions or sentiments |
| forestall | to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures |
| canard | a false or unfounded report or story |
| rebuttal | the act of rebutting especially in a legal suit |