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 |
|---|---|
| provident | frugal |
| imperious | marked by arrogant assurance : domineering |
| quixotic | foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| amputate | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| purported | reputed |
| tertiary | of third rank, importance, or value |
| riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |
| adjacent | not distant : nearby |
| boor | peasant |