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 |
|---|---|
| minuscule | very small |
| intrepid | characterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance |
| cognate | of the same or similar nature : generically alike |
| converge | to tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet |
| diverse | differing from one another : unlike |
| underscore | to draw a line under : underline |
| bluster | to talk or act with noisy swaggering threats |
| illusory | based on or producing illusion : deceptive |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| initiate | to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going |