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 |
|---|---|
| evince | to constitute outward evidence of |
| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |
| crossbreed | hybridize |
| shimmer | to shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer |
| adulation | extreme or excessive admiration or flattery |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| sedentary | not migratory : settled |
| languid | drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak |
| ethereal | of or relating to the regions beyond the earth |
| raspy | harsh |