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 |
|---|---|
| tawny | of the color tawny |
| cumbersome | unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk |
| profligate | wildly extravagant |
| tantamount | equivalent in value, significance, or effect |
| titular | having the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| eccentric | deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways |
| sublimate | sublime |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| lopsided | leaning to one side |