GRE Word List
BATE
let down; lessen the force of; moderate; restrain; Ex. with bated breath; CF. abate
The meaning of the word bate is let down; lessen the force of; moderate; restrain; Ex. with bated breath; CF. abate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| concomitant | that which accompanies; Ex. Deafnes is a frequent concommitant of old age; ADJ: existing or happening together with something else |
| casual | happening by chance; irregular; occasional; informal; showing or feeling little interest; Ex. casual reader/labor/remark |
| shoot | new growth from a plant |
| quagmire | bog; marsh; soft, wet, boggy land; predicament; complex or dangerous situation from which it is difficult to free oneself |
| amicable | peaceful; politely friendly; not quarrelsome; Ex. amicable settlement |
| levitate | rise and float in the air (especially by magical means); CF. light |
| nostalgia | homesickness; longing for the past; Ex. nostalgia for the clothes of 1920s; ADJ. nostalgic |
| daub | smear (as with paint); cover with something sticky; Ex. daub one's clothes with mud/paint; N: small bit of sticky substance; Ex. a daub of paint |
| oath | solemn promise; blasphemous use of sacred words to express strong feelings; swear-word; Ex. ``For Christ's sake'' |
| gull | trick; deceive; hoodwink; N: person who is easily tricked; dupe |
