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 |
|---|---|
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| sterile | failing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores |
| precis | a concise summary of essential points, statements, or facts |
| dogged | marked by stubborn determination |
| shimmer | to shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer |
| translucent | permitting the passage of light: |
| redoubtable | causing fear or alarm : formidable |
| rapacious | excessively grasping or covetous |
| languor | weakness or weariness of body or mind |
| grandiose | characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration |