GRE Word List
WANE
to decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle
The meaning of the word wane is to decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| primary | first in order of time or development : primitive |
| withdrawn | removed from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated |
| advert | to turn the mind or attention |
| engaged | involved in activity : occupied |
| ploy | escapade |
| dotage | a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness |
| enduring | lasting |
| recital | a detailed account : enumeration |
| verdigris | a green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates |
| lunatic | affected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane |