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 |
|---|---|
| pronounced | strongly marked : decided |
| daze | to stupefy especially by a blow : stun |
| perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical |
| shunt | to turn off to one side : shift |
| prompt | to move to action : incite |
| tribulation | distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution |
| derelict | abandoned especially by the owner or occupant |
| hallowed | holy |
| inasmuch_as | since; owing to the fact that |
| circuitous | having a circular or winding course |