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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |
| gavel | rent or tribute in medieval England |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| errant | behaving wrongly |
| culprit | one accused of or charged with a crime |
| repellent | serving or tending to drive away or ward off |
| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |
| odium | the state or fact of being subjected to hatred and contempt as a result of a despicable act or blameworthy circumstance |
| trenchant | keen |
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |