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 |
|---|---|
| machiavellian | of or relating to Machiavelli or Machiavellianism |
| attire | to put garments on : dress |
| belated | delayed beyond the usual time |
| genus | a class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| slapdash | haphazard |
| conviction | the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law |
| proxy | the agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another |
| exclaim | to cry out or speak in strong or sudden emotion |
| queer | differing in some way from what is usual or normal : odd |
