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 |
|---|---|
| prosody | the study of versification |
| injurious | inflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental |
| quarry | game |
| impassive | giving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless |
| conflagration | fire |
| exceptionable | being likely to cause objection : objectionable |
| celerity | rapidity of motion or action |
| tractable | capable of being easily led, taught, or controlled : docile |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| goad | to incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad |