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 |
|---|---|
| demerit | offense |
| spectrum | a continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order |
| punctilious | marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions |
| bloated | overfilled and extended with liquid, gas, food, etc. |
| aviary | a place for keeping birds confined |
| placid | serenely free of interruption or disturbance |
| rhapsodize | to speak or write in a rhapsodic manner |
| errant | behaving wrongly |
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |
| scuttle | a shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce) |