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
expeditiousmarked by or acting with prompt efficiency
rusticateto go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life
supplantto supersede (another) especially by force or treachery
interpolateto alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter
prepossessingcreating prejudice
exceptionablebeing likely to cause objection : objectionable
pendingduring
shootto eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger)
foistto introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant
confluencea coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point