GRE Word List
BLANCH
to take the color out of
The meaning of the word blanch is to take the color out of.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bacchanalia | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
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| slacken | to make less active : slow up |
| lineaments | an outline, feature, or contour of a body or figure and especially of a face |
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| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
| indolent | averse to activity, effort, or movement : habitually lazy |
| discernible | able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned |
| niggardly | grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging |
| contaminate | to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association |