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 |
|---|---|
| apposite | highly pertinent or appropriate : apt |
| bicameral | having, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber |
| arch- | a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening) |
| eccentricity | the quality or state of being eccentric |
| inroad | an advance or penetration often at the expense of someone or something |
| optimum | the amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end |
| transcribe | to make a written copy of |
| biting | having the power to bite |
| favoritism | the showing of special favor : partiality |
| pugnacity | having a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent |