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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tiller | one that tills : cultivator |
| representational | one that represents: such as |
| reciprocate | to give and take mutually |
| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |
| unfeigned | not feigned or hypocritical : genuine |
| matriarch | a woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state |
| waif | a stray person or animal |
| miscellany | separate writings collected in one volume |
| malignant | tending to produce death or deterioration |
| crotchety | given to crotchets (see crotchet |