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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petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
forestall | to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures |
transcribe | to make a written copy of |
elliptical | of, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse |
synthesis | the composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole |
idolatry | the worship of a physical object as a god |
deterrent | serving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter |
pliable | supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking |
begrudge | to give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure |
spin | to draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread |