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 |
|---|---|
| rankle | to cause anger, irritation, or deep bitterness |
| discord | lack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas) |
| benefactor | someone or something that provides help or an advantage : one that confers a benefit |
| perpetuate | to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely |
| impetus | a driving force : impulse |
| abode | the place where one lives : home |
| creep | to move along with the body prone and close to the ground |
| inception | an act, process, or instance of beginning : commencement |
| gainsay | to declare to be untrue or invalid |
| quizzical | comically quaint |