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 |
|---|---|
| emasculate | to deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken |
| primary | first in order of time or development : primitive |
| grimace | a facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| amble | to go at or as if at an easy gait : saunter |
| muddle | to make turbid or muddy |
| combustible | capable of combustion |
| peremptory | putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| grandiose | characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration |