GRE Word List
DIMINUTION
the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease
The meaning of the word diminution is the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| collateral | property (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender |
| truncate | to shorten by or as if by cutting off |
| coagulate | to cause to become viscous or thickened into a coherent mass : curdle |
| incorporeal | not corporeal : having no material body or form |
| millennium | the thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation |
| trim | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| embark | to go on board a vehicle for transportation |
| politic | political |
| generic | relating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general |
| inundate | overwhelm |