GRE Word List
EMASCULATE
to deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken
The meaning of the word emasculate is to deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| providence | divine guidance or care |
| fractious | tending to be troublesome : unruly |
| besmirch | to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
| quiescent | marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest |
| ragamuffin | a ragged often disreputable person |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| galley | a ship or boat propelled solely or chiefly by oars: such as |
| continence | the ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily |
| viable | capable of living |