GRE Word List
REDUCE
to draw together or cause to converge : consolidate
The meaning of the word reduce is to draw together or cause to converge : consolidate.
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sedentary | not migratory : settled |
modulate | to tune to a key or pitch |
cozen | to deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery |
raffle | to engage in a raffle |
anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |
jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
insolence | the quality or state of being insolent |
cathartic | of, relating to, or producing catharsis |
artful | performed with or showing art or skill |