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 |
|---|---|
| decry | to depreciate (something, such as a coin) officially or publicly |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| proxy | the agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another |
| imbibe | drink |
| puny | slight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak |
| quadruped | an animal having four feet |
| raucous | disagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse |
| beneficiary | a person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something |
| granary | a storehouse for threshed grain |
| prodigal | characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish |