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
contentiouslikely to cause disagreement or argument
auxiliaryoffering or providing help
deviseto form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent
propoundto offer for discussion or consideration
amenableliable to be brought to account : answerable
reactionaryrelating to, marked by, or favoring reaction
migratoryof, relating to, or characterized by migration
frugalitythe quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift
ordeala primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control
forsaketo renounce or turn away from entirely