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 |
|---|---|
| ford | a shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading |
| shear | to cut off the hair from |
| glutton | one given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking |
| encompass | include |
| talon | the claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey |
| abscond | to depart secretly and hide oneself |
| repulse | to drive or beat back : repel |
| ordain | to invest (see invest |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| profound | having intellectual depth and insight |