GRE Word List
DWINDLE
to become steadily less : shrink
The meaning of the word dwindle is to become steadily less : shrink.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dissension | disagreement |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| impromptu | made, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised |
| holocaust | a sacrifice (see sacrifice |
| capitulate | to surrender often after negotiation of terms |
| apprise | to give notice to : tell |
| banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite |
| antagonism | opposition of a conflicting force, tendency, or principle |
| poseur | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person |
| dissident | disagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief |