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
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|---|---|
| jargon | the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group |
| foppish | foolish |
| masquerade | a social gathering of persons wearing masks and often fantastic costumes |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |
| voluminous | having or marked by great volume or bulk : large |
| sensitization | the action or process of sensitizing |
| cozen | to deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery |
| inquisitive | given to examination or investigation |
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |