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 |
|---|---|
| disingenuous | lacking in candor |
| effervescence | the property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing |
| instigate | to goad or urge forward : provoke |
| contrived | having an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial |
| magnanimity | the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity |
| usury | the lending of money with an interest charge for its use |
| parchment | the skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on |
| inalienable | incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred |
| subversive | the act of subverting : the state of being subverted |
| paramour | lover |