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 |
|---|---|
| macabre | having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death |
| intangible | not tangible : impalpable |
| rational | having reason or understanding |
| dummy | a person who is incapable of speaking |
| prototype | an original model on which something is patterned : archetype |
| foliage | a representation of leaves, flowers, and branches for architectural ornamentation |
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |
| decrepit | wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age |
| rationalize | to bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: such as |
| ingrate | an ungrateful person |