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 |
|---|---|
| perpetual | continuing forever : everlasting |
| quash | to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely |
| throttle | to compress the throat of : choke |
| idiosyncrasy | a peculiarity of constitution or temperament : an individualizing characteristic or quality |
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |
| analogous | similar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail |
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
| apothegm | a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism |
| culmination | the action of culminating |
| purported | reputed |