GRE Word List

DILATE

to become enlarged or widened

The meaning of the word dilate is to become enlarged or widened.

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parameteran arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves)
pliablesupple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking
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terseusing few words : devoid of superfluity
ethnologya branch of cultural anthropology dealing chiefly with the comparative and analytical study of cultures
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abridgeto shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense
impairto diminish in function, ability, or quality : to weaken or make worse
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