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 |
|---|---|
| effectuate | to cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect |
| halting | marked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness |
| predilection | an established preference for something |
| oracular | resembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery) |
| lackadaisical | lacking life, spirit, or zest : languid |
| perforate | to make a hole through |
| subliminal | inadequate to produce a sensation or a perception |
| flotsam | floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo |
| tendentious | marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased |
| season | a time characterized by a particular circumstance or feature |