GRE Word List
TRIM
make neat or tidy by clipping; reduce by removing what is unnecessary; ornament; decorate (round the edges); Ex. trim the cost; Ex. jacket trimmed with fur; N. ADJ: tidy; in good order
The meaning of the word trim is make neat or tidy by clipping; reduce by removing what is unnecessary; ornament; decorate (round the edges); Ex. trim the cost; Ex. jacket trimmed with fur; N. ADJ: tidy; in good order.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| volatile | changeable; of a quickly changing nature (as of temper); mercurial; tending to violence; evaporating rapidly; Ex. volatile character/situation in the street |
| depict | portray |
| afterlife | life after death; later part of one's life |
| prone | inclined to; likely to (suffer); prostrate; lying with the front downward; Ex. prone to disease/make mistakes; Ex. accident-prone |
| epaulet | ornament worn on the shoulder (of a uniform, etc.) |
| dyspeptic | suffering from indigestion; N. dyspepsia: indigestion; difficulty in digesting food |
| abridge | condense or shorten |
| deliberate | consider; ponder; ADJ: done on purpose; slow |
| immaculate | spotless; flawless; absolutely clean |
| simplistic | oversimplified |
