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 |
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glacial | suggestive of ice: such as |
impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
ploy | escapade |
dislodge | to drive from a position of hiding, defense, or advantage |
fawning | seeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery |
purge | to clear of guilt |
compute | to determine especially by mathematical means |
idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
discretion | individual choice or judgment |
unsullied | not soiled or tarnished : not sullied |