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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| truncate | to shorten by or as if by cutting off |
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| thrifty | given to or marked by economy and good management |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |
| takeoff | a rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket |
| arrhythmic | lacking rhythm or regularity |
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| corrosive | tending or having the power to corrode |
| cohere | to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass |