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

WordMeaning
paragona model of excellence or perfection
bowdlerizeto expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar
luxuriateto grow profusely : thrive
partialof or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total
straggleto wander from the direct course or way : rove
graphicof or relating to the pictorial arts
muggybeing warm, damp, and close
macean aromatic spice consisting of the dried external fibrous covering of a nutmeg
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
kineticof or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith