GRE Word List
DECAPITATE
behead
The meaning of the word decapitate is behead.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bureaucracy | overregulated administrative system marked by red tape; ADJ. bureaucratic |
| atrophy | wasting away; V: weaken and lose flesh and muscle (through lack of blood or lack of use) |
| fusillade | simultaneous firing or outburst (of missiles, questions, etc.) |
| surpass | exceed |
| rig | arrangement of masts and sails; V: equip (a ship) with rigging; ADJ. rigging: ropes that hold up a ship's sails |
| zephyr | gentle breeze; west wind |
| emboss | produce a design in raised relief; decorate with a raised design |
| inept | unsuited; inappropriate; lacking skill; incompetent; CF. inapt: (of statements or ideas) inappropriate |
| spawn | lay eggs (in large numbers); produce offspring (in large numbers); N: eggs of aquatic animals |
| garner | gather; store up; amass |