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 |
|---|---|
| peripatetic | a follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism |
| transitory | of brief duration : temporary |
| cohere | to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass |
| intuition | the power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference |
| retinue | a group of retainers or attendants |
| acrophobia | abnormal dread of being in a high place : fear of heights |
| bode | to indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage |
| solicitous | manifesting or expressing solicitude |
| girth | a band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back |
| discursive | moving from topic to topic without order : rambling |