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 |
|---|---|
| flush | to fly away suddenly |
| insatiable | incapable of being satisfied : quenchless |
| supposition | something that is supposed : hypothesis |
| ebullient | boiling |
| defer | put off |
| gentry | upper or ruling class : aristocracy |
| florid | very flowery in style : ornate |
| extricate | to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty |
| humble | not proud or haughty : not arrogant or assertive |
| viper | a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans |