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 |
|---|---|
| dissimulate | to hide under a false appearance |
| polemical | of, relating to, or being a polemic : controversial |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| prognosticate | to foretell from signs or symptoms : predict |
| unceremonious | not ceremonious : informal |
| resourceful | able to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means |
| recidivism | a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior |
| slink | to go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame) : steal |
| inept | generally incompetent : bungling |
| exorbitant | not coming within the scope of the law |