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 |
|---|---|
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| tureen | a deep and usually covered bowl from which foods (such as soup) are served |
| voluble | easily rolling or turning : rotating |
| stoop | to bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees |
| clique | a narrow exclusive circle or group of persons |
| fitful | characterized by fits or paroxysms |
| brusque | markedly short and abrupt |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| polyglot | one who is polyglot |