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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embitterto excite bitter feelings in
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
disaffecteddiscontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious
plagiarizeto steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source
cringeto recoil in distaste
concisemarked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail
pedantone who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge
outcastone that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah
expenditurethe act or process of expending
profoundhaving intellectual depth and insight