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 |
|---|---|
| contentious | likely to cause disagreement or argument |
| allure | to entice by charm or attraction |
| buxom | vigorously or healthily plump |
| negligence | the quality or state of being negligent |
| prescience | foreknowledge of events: |
| garbled | made unclear or confusing : distorted or mixed up |
| resplendent | shining brilliantly : characterized by a glowing splendor |
| recourse | a turning to someone or something for help or protection |
| mawkish | lacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste |
| chauvinist | an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex |