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 |
|---|---|
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| prosody | the study of versification |
| aversion | a feeling of repugnance toward something with a desire to avoid or turn from it |
| detonation | the action or process of detonating |
| erratic | having no fixed course : wandering |
| solvent | able to pay all legal debts |
| prudent | characterized by, arising from, or showing prudence: such as |
| harangue | a speech addressed to a public assembly |
| tensile | capable of tension : ductile |
| whorl | a drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle |