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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| ribald | marked by coarseness or lewdness : crude |
| warrant | sanction |
| beset | to set or stud with or as if with ornaments |
| predecessor | one that precedes |
| deluge | an overflowing of the land by water |
| beware | to be on one's guard |
| rapport | a friendly, harmonious relationship |
| ratify | to approve and sanction formally : confirm |