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 |
|---|---|
| laud | praise |
| venture | to proceed especially in the face of danger |
| beneficial | producing good results or helpful effects : conferring benefits (see benefit |
| grandiose | characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration |
| multilingual | of, having, or expressed in several languages |
| gravity | dignity or sobriety of bearing |
| bereft | deprived or robbed of the possession or use of something |
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |
| perforate | to make a hole through |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |