GRE Word List

CASCADE

a steep usually small fall of water

The meaning of the word cascade is a steep usually small fall of water.

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WordMeaning
felicitythe quality or state of being happy
obfuscateto throw into shadow : darken
decelerateto reduce the speed of : slow down
fruitionpleasurable use or possession : enjoyment
abusiveusing harsh, insulting language
conscripta conscripted person (such as a military recruit)
empathythe action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner
mediateoccupying a middle position
equivocalsubject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse
importuneto press or urge with troublesome persistence