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 |
|---|---|
| sound | a particular auditory impression : tone |
| sprightly | marked by a gay lightness and vivacity : spirited |
| interloper | one that interlopes: such as |
| faculty | ability |
| crochet | needlework consisting of the interlocking of looped stitches formed with a single thread and a hooked needle |
| demolition | the act of demolishing |
| figure | a number symbol : numeral |
| herpetologist | a branch of zoology dealing with reptiles and amphibians |
| desperado | a bold or violent criminal |
| connotation | something suggested by a word or thing : implication |