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 |
|---|---|
| shrivel | to draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture |
| rider | one that rides |
| limber | having a supple and resilient quality (as of mind or body) : agile |
| gull | any of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae) |
| palatable | agreeable to the palate or taste |
| forebears | ancestor |
| adjourn | to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time |
| fiasco | a complete failure |
| barefaced | having the face uncovered: |
| herpetologist | a branch of zoology dealing with reptiles and amphibians |