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 |
|---|---|
| unequivocal | leaving no doubt : clear |
| condone | to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless |
| demented | mad |
| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |
| draconian | of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him |
| mercantile | of or relating to merchants or trading |
| impenetrable | incapable of being penetrated or pierced |
| recapitulate | to retell or restate briefly : summarize |
| beset | to set or stud with or as if with ornaments |
| guile | deceitful cunning : duplicity |