Manhattan Review GRE Vocabulary Flashcards
Flashcard 58 of 62 - Frontside
ebb
(verb)
Flashcard 58 of 62 - Backside
Definition: to decline or decay, fade away
Usage: The medication works, making pain began to ebb after only twenty minutes.
Related: deteriorate, diminish, dwindle, subside, peter out, abate, shrink, slacken