GRE Word List
AMELIORATE
to make better or more tolerable
The meaning of the word ameliorate is to make better or more tolerable.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| amphitheater | an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles |
| depravity | a corrupt act or practice |
| haggle | to cut roughly or clumsily : hack |
| unassuaged | not quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged |
| homespun | spun or made at home |
| dominant | commanding, controlling, or prevailing over all others |
| nominal | of, relating to, or being a noun or a word or expression taking a noun construction |
| physiological | of or relating to physiology |
| infidel | one who is not a Christian or who opposes Christianity |