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 |
|---|---|
| miscellaneous | consisting of diverse things or members : heterogeneous |
| erotic | of, devoted to, or tending to arouse sexual love or desire |
| dispel | to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate |
| commemorate | to call to remembrance |
| dysentery | a disease characterized by severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood and usually caused by infection |
| allegiance | the obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord |
| foliage | a representation of leaves, flowers, and branches for architectural ornamentation |
| noncommittal | giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling |
| militant | engaged in warfare or combat : fighting |
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |