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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invalid | not valid: |
egotistical | characterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance |
relinquish | to withdraw or retreat from : leave behind |
refectory | a dining hall (as in a monastery or college) |
tarnish | to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil |
contingent | dependent on or conditioned by something else |
nostalgia | a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition |
pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |
nuance | a subtle distinction or variation |
irrelevant | not relevant : inapplicable |