GRE Word List
DECELERATE
slow down
The meaning of the word decelerate is slow down.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sleigh | large vehicle drawn by a horse over snow or ice |
| fumble | move the fingers and hands awkwardly (in search of something); mishandle or drop a ball that is in play; bungle; botch; spoil by mishandling; N. |
| crossbreed | hybridize; N: hybrid; CF. interbreed; CF. inbreed |
| primal | first in rank or importance; being first in time; original; Ex. man's primal innocence |
| consternation | great shock; dismay |
| warranted | justified; authorized |
| luminary | celebrity (in a specific field); dignitary; object that gives light (as a celestial body) |
| centrifuge | machine that separates substances by whirling them |
| barterer | trader; V. barter: trade; exchange good for other goods rather than money |
| prodigal | wasteful; reckless with money; profuse; Ex. a mind prodigal of ideas; N. prodigality |
