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 |
|---|---|
| peregrination | to travel especially on foot : walk |
| braggadocio | empty boasting |
| fissure | a narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting |
| complacency | self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| pushy | aggressive often to an objectionable degree : forward |
| extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |
| gait | a manner of walking or moving on foot |
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |
| zephyr | a breeze from the west |