GRE Word List
DWINDLE
to become steadily less : shrink
The meaning of the word dwindle is to become steadily less : shrink.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| volition | the power of choosing or determining : will |
| millennium | the thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation |
| affected | artificial; pretended |
| courier | messenger |
| opprobrium | something that brings disgrace |
| taut | having no give or slack : tightly drawn |
| adverse | acting against or in a contrary direction : hostile |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| idolatry | the worship of a physical object as a god |
| atrophy | decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue |