GRE Word List
DECANT
to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers
The meaning of the word decant is to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| marked | having an identifying mark |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| inestimable | incapable of being estimated or computed |
| wean | to accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing |
| errant | behaving wrongly |
| parameter | an arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves) |
| arbitrary | existing or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will |
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
| gustatory | relating to or associated with eating or the sense of taste |
| pummel | pound |