GRE Word List
DECAPITATE
to cut off the head of : behead
The meaning of the word decapitate is to cut off the head of : behead.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pulverize | to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize |
| saturate | to satisfy fully : satiate |
| corrosive | tending or having the power to corrode |
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| embed | to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix |
| self-indulgence | excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims |
| increment | the amount or degree by which something changes |
| expedient | suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance |
| subaltern | particular with reference to a related universal proposition |