GRE Word List
SUBSIDE
to sink or fall to the bottom : settle
The meaning of the word subside is to sink or fall to the bottom : settle.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| taciturn | temperamentally disinclined to talk |
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| forswear | to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| malediction | curse |
| serrated | notched or toothed on the edge |
| tureen | a deep and usually covered bowl from which foods (such as soup) are served |
| fraudulent | characterized by, based on, or done by fraud : deceitful |
| improvise | to compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously |
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