GRE Word List

AMELIORATE

to make better or more tolerable

The meaning of the word ameliorate is to make better or more tolerable.

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WordMeaning
perturbto cause to be worried or upset : disquiet
dabbleto work or involve oneself superficially or intermittently especially in a secondary activity or interest
viscoushaving a thick or sticky consistency : viscid
chasethe hunting of wild animals
partialof or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total
sheafa quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together
whelpany of the young of various carnivorous mammals and especially of the dog
largessliberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior
delineateto describe, portray, or set forth with accuracy or in detail
putridbeing in a state of putrefaction : rotten