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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| rotundity | marked by roundness : rounded |
| memorial | serving to preserve remembrance : commemorative |
| subliminal | inadequate to produce a sensation or a perception |
| belligerent | inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness |
| obliterate | to remove utterly from recognition or memory |
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| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
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