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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |