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 |
|---|---|
| interjection | an ejaculatory utterance usually lacking grammatical connection: such as |
| prostrate | stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission |
| trepidation | a nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation : apprehension |
| passive | acted upon by an external agency |
| dour | stern |
| covert | not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled |
| incentive | something that incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action |
| chip | a small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| extricate | to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty |