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 |
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| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| toga | the loose outer garment worn in public by citizens of ancient Rome |
| immutable | not capable of or susceptible to change |
| anecdote | a usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident |
| riddle | a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum |
| culpable | meriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful |
| incline | to bend the head or body forward : bow |
| unscathed | wholly unharmed : not injured |
| siren | any of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing |
| curfew | the sounding of a bell at evening |