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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pending | during |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| adherent | one who adheres to something: such as |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| frolicsome | full of gaiety : playful |
| decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth man of |
| gruel | a thin porridge |
| studied | carefully considered or prepared : thoughtful |
| agitate | to excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of : disturb |
| vampire | the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep |