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 |
|---|---|
| score | twenty |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| complementary | serving to fill out or complete |
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| stun | to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze |
| dissection | the act or process of dissecting : the state of being dissected |
| unfetter | to free from fetters |
| benediction | the invocation (see invocation |
| pernicious | highly injurious or destructive : deadly |
| humanitarian | a person promoting human welfare and social reform : philanthropist |