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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |
| philistine | a native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia |
| immure | to enclose within or as if within walls |
| invincible | incapable of being conquered, overcome, or subdued |
| killjoy | one who spoils the pleasure of others |
| unfetter | to free from fetters |
| impenitent | not penitent |
| ethnology | a branch of cultural anthropology dealing chiefly with the comparative and analytical study of cultures |
| gradation | a series forming successive stages |
| ruminant | an animal that chews the cud |