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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| parlance | speech |
| vivid | very strong : very high in chroma |
| abscission | the act or process of cutting off : removal |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| prosper | to succeed in an enterprise or activity |
| interjection | an ejaculatory utterance usually lacking grammatical connection: such as |
| vindictive | disposed to seek revenge : vengeful |
| universal | including or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception |
| minutiae | a minute or minor detail |
| smudge | to make a smudge on |