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 |
|---|---|
| ethnic | of or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background |
| deplete | to empty of a principal substance |
| appease | pacify |
| limber | having a supple and resilient quality (as of mind or body) : agile |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
| epitome | a typical or ideal example : embodiment |
| rectify | to set right : remedy |
| refuse | to express oneself as unwilling to accept |
| pushy | aggressive often to an objectionable degree : forward |