GRE Word List

TAPER

to become progressively smaller toward one end

The meaning of the word taper is to become progressively smaller toward one end.

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petrifyto convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter
lucrativeproducing wealth : profitable
adverseacting against or in a contrary direction : hostile
meteoricof or relating to a meteor
integralessential to completeness : constituent
potablesuitable for drinking
bowdlerizeto expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar
tableta flat slab or plaque suited for or bearing an inscription
monasticof or relating to monasteries or to monks or nuns
defrockto deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office