GRE Word List
REBATE
to reduce the force or activity of : diminish
The meaning of the word rebate is to reduce the force or activity of : diminish.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| scuttle | a shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce) |
| mutability | prone to change : inconstant |
| squabble | a noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters |
| ineffectual | not producing the proper or intended effect : futile |
| metropolis | the chief or capital city of a country, state, or region |
| infiltrate | to enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes |
| postulate | demand |
| episodic | made up of separate especially loosely connected episodes |
| beeline | a straight direct course |
| idyll | a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment |