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 |
|---|---|
| lechery | inordinate (see inordinate |
| blighted | affected with blight (see blight |
| dispatch | to send off or away with promptness or speed |
| compelling | that compels: such as |
| fruition | pleasurable use or possession : enjoyment |
| char | any of a genus (Salvelinus) of small-scaled trouts with light-colored spots |
| monolithic | of, relating to, or resembling a monolith : huge |
| fallow | of a light yellowish-brown color |
| canker | an erosive or spreading sore |
| impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |