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

WordMeaning
caucusa closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy
adversitya state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune
depredationto lay waste : plunder
expiateto make amends for
unravelto disengage or separate the threads of : disentangle
verisimilitudethe quality or state of being verisimilar
flagrantconspicuously offensive
causticcapable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive
scuttlea shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce)
exactto call for forcibly or urgently and obtain