GRE Word List

BATE

to reduce the force or intensity of : restrain

The meaning of the word bate is to reduce the force or intensity of : restrain.

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WordMeaning
embarkto go on board a vehicle for transportation
shunto avoid deliberately and especially habitually
inordinateexceeding reasonable limits : immoderate
ciliatedpossessing cilia
decadencethe process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent
fraughtfull of or accompanied by something specified
impiousnot pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent
quenchput out
wastrelvagabond
prelatean ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank