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 |
|---|---|
| exegesis | exposition |
| stem_from | arise from; originate from |
| ordeal | a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control |
| oratorio | a lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery |
| embed | to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix |
| obfuscate | to throw into shadow : darken |
| fathomless | incapable of being fathomed : immeasurable |
| nominal | of, relating to, or being a noun or a word or expression taking a noun construction |
| badinage | playful repartee : banter |
| pathos | an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion |