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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|---|---|
| adamant | unshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
| masticate | to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew |
| toxic | containing or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing death or serious debilitation |
| partition | the action of parting : the state of being parted : division |
| worldly | of, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs |
| dishonor | lack or loss of honor or reputation |
| execrable | deserving to be execrated : detestable |
| correlate | either of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife) |
| wheedle | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |