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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nutrition | the act or process of nourishing or being nourished |
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| corpuscle | a minute particle |
| impoverish | to make poor |
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| refurbish | to brighten or freshen up : renovate |
| finished | entirely done |
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| studious | assiduous in the pursuit of learning |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |