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.

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WordMeaning
nugatoryof little or no consequence : trifling
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fraudulentcharacterized by, based on, or done by fraud : deceitful
extantcurrently or actually existing
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presumptuousoverstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties
outlandishof or relating to another country : foreign
amicablecharacterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable
cruxa puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question
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