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 |
|---|---|
| rake | an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground |
| serrated | notched or toothed on the edge |
| gild | to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold |
| die | to pass from physical life : expire |
| nonchalance | the quality or state of being nonchalant |
| suffuse | to spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush |
| gangrene | local death of soft tissues due to loss of blood supply |
| thresh | to separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically |
| chasm | a deep cleft in the surface of a planet (such as the earth) : gorge |
| hoard | a supply or fund stored up and often hidden away |