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 |
|---|---|
| nurse | a person who cares for the sick or infirm |
| curmudgeon | a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man |
| defalcate | deduct |
| forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |
| lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
| alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |
| leash | a line for leading or restraining an animal |
| prattle | prate |
| mischief | a specific injury or damage attributed to a particular agent |