GRE Word List
DECIMATE
to select by lot and kill every tenth man of
The meaning of the word decimate is to select by lot and kill every tenth man of.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| affected | artificial; pretended |
| vogue | popular acceptation or favor : popularity |
| vicissitude | the quality or state of being changeable : mutability |
| ambush | to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay |
| novelty | something new or unusual |
| concomitant | accompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way |
| coda | a concluding musical section that is formally distinct from the main structure |
| confound | to throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity |
| gawk | a clumsy stupid person : lout |
| rabid | extremely violent : furious |