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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| loquacious | full of excessive talk : wordy |
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |
| obsequy | a funeral or burial rite |
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
| hackneyed | lacking in freshness or originality |
| categorical | absolute |
| elaboration | planned or carried out with great care |
| bout | a spell or period of activity: such as |
| oracular | resembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery) |
| purge | to clear of guilt |