GRE Word List
MACERATE
to cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting
The meaning of the word macerate is to cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nonchalance | the quality or state of being nonchalant |
| withdrawn | removed from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated |
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
| collected | gathered together |
| lachrymose | given to tears or weeping : tearful |
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| molecule | the smallest particle of a substance that retains all the properties (see property |
| cleave | to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly |
| venal | capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable |
| synoptic | affording a general view of a whole |