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 |
|---|---|
| hoard | a supply or fund stored up and often hidden away |
| tiller | one that tills : cultivator |
| figurine | a small carved or molded figure : statuette |
| sanguinary | bloodthirsty |
| predecessor | one that precedes |
| baleful | deadly or pernicious in influence |
| dormant | represented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws |
| vociferous | marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry |
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| metamorphosis | change of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means |