GRE Word List
DWINDLE
shrink; reduce gradually
The meaning of the word dwindle is shrink; reduce gradually.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| perpetrate | commit an offense; do (something wrong) |
| dais | raised platform for speakers or other important people |
| purported | alleged; claimed; reputed or rumored; Ex. purported Satanists |
| saga | Scandinavian myth; any legend; long heroic narrative |
| spate | sudden flood or rush; Ex. spate of accidents |
| thrive | prosper; flourish |
| veritable | being truly so; real or genuine; actual; not false or imaginary |
| unwieldy | awkward (to carry or move); cumbersome; unmanageable |
| address | direct a speech to; speak to; deal with or discuss; direct one's efforts or attention to; make with a destination; N: formal speech |
| gambit | opening in chess in which a piece is sacrificed; action made to produce a future advantage |
