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 |
|---|---|
| disband | to break up the organization of : dissolve |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| bard | a tribal poet-singer skilled in composing and reciting verses on heroes and their deeds |
| vapid | lacking flavor, zest, interest, animation, or spirit : flat |
| elegy | a poem in elegiac couplets |
| genuflect | to bend the knee |
| quaint | pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar |
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| accord | to grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned |