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 |
|---|---|
| quizzical | comically quaint |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| occlude | to close up or block off : obstruct |
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
| badinage | playful repartee : banter |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| vent | to provide with a vent |
| limn | to draw or paint on a surface |
| char | any of a genus (Salvelinus) of small-scaled trouts with light-colored spots |
| disheveled | marked by disorder or disarray |