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 |
|---|---|
| manumit | to release from slavery |
| mammoth | any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair |
| taint | to contaminate morally : corrupt |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| guffaw | a loud or boisterous burst of laughter |
| plummet | to fall perpendicularly |
| reconcile | to restore to friendship or harmony |
| expansive | having a capacity or a tendency to expand |
| abash | to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert |
| primal | original |