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 |
|---|---|
| abstruse | difficult to comprehend : recondite |
| supernumerary | exceeding the usual, stated, or prescribed number |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| blunt | having an edge or point that is not sharp |
| garnish | decorate |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| affront | to insult especially to the face by behavior or language |
| prepossessing | creating prejudice |
| acerbity | the quality of being acerbic |
| deciduous | falling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle |