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 |
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stricture | an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage |
discount | a reduction made from the gross (see gross |
levitate | to rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation |
retentive | having the power, property, or capacity of retaining |
runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
lofty | elevated in character and spirit : noble |
scenario | an outline or synopsis of a play |
dubious | unsettled in opinion : doubtful |
eccentric | deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways |