GRE Word List
DECELERATE
to reduce the speed of : slow down
The meaning of the word decelerate is to reduce the speed of : slow down.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| precursor | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another |
| quisling | traitor |
| pell-mell | in mingled confusion or disorder |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| contention | a point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument |
| hindrance | the state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered |
| onslaught | an especially fierce attack |
| incidental | being likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence |
| interdict | a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district |