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 |
|---|---|
| protege | one who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence |
| acrimonious | angry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner |
| belie | to give a false impression of |
| ursine | of or relating to a bear or the bear family (Ursidae) |
| finicky | extremely or excessively particular, exacting, or meticulous in taste or standards |
| glean | to gather grain or other produce left by reapers |
| mystic | mystical |
| proliferate | to grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring |
| aquiline | curving like an eagle's beak |
| bigotry | obstinate or intolerant devotion to one's own opinions and prejudices : the state of mind of a bigot |