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 |
|---|---|
| stifle | to withhold from circulation or expression |
| cession | a yielding to another : concession |
| ascetic | practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline |
| ebb | the reflux of the tide toward the sea |
| vicar | an ecclesiastical agent: such as |
| castigation | to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |
| ornithologist | a branch of zoology dealing with birds |
| fulsome | characterized by abundance : copious |
| mar | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| queer | differing in some way from what is usual or normal : odd |