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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
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| monograph | a learned treatise on a small area of learning |
| shard | a piece or fragment of a brittle substance |
| prelate | an ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank |
| condescend | to assume an air of superiority |
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |
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| fathomless | incapable of being fathomed : immeasurable |
| forebears | ancestor |