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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WordMeaning
hostilitydeep-seated usually mutual ill will
wreakbring about
repulsionthe action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed
raga waste piece of cloth
venturesomeinclined to court or incur risk or danger : daring
idioman expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way)
puerilejuvenile
animadversiona critical and usually censorious remark
omnipresentpresent in all places at all times
tethera line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement