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 |
|---|---|
| vulnerable | capable of being physically or emotionally wounded |
| obdurate | stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing |
| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |
| intuition | the power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference |
| vitriolic | bitterly harsh or caustic language or criticism |
| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |
| invocation | the act or process of petitioning for help or support |
| suckle | to give milk to from the breast or udder |
| slack | not using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent |
| mishap | an unfortunate accident |