GRE Word List

IMPAIR

to diminish in function, ability, or quality : to weaken or make worse

The meaning of the word impair is to diminish in function, ability, or quality : to weaken or make worse.

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WordMeaning
hoaxto trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous
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recipientone that receives : receiver
aberrationthe fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state
marto ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil
buxomvigorously or healthily plump
screecha high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror
detainto hold or keep in or as if in custody
entreatto plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently
interregnumthe time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes