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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| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| expunge | to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion |
| factious | of or relating to faction: such as |
| deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |
| deadpan | marked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression |
| sly | wise in practical affairs |
| bastard | a child born to parents who are not married to each other |
| loft | an upper room or floor : attic |
| circumspect | careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent |
| pang | a brief piercing spasm of pain |