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 |
|---|---|
| purported | reputed |
| subside | to sink or fall to the bottom : settle |
| expose | to deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition |
| rubble | broken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building |
| replicate | duplicate |
| imbalance | lack of balance : the state of being out of equilibrium or out of proportion |
| detached | standing by itself : separate |
| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |
| gainsay | to declare to be untrue or invalid |
| clarion | a medieval trumpet with clear shrill tones |