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
codifyto reduce to a code
distinctdistinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete
dourstern
cruxa puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question
inquisitorone who inquires or makes inquisition
premonitorygiving warning
elicitto call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response)
alliterationthe repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)
plasticitythe quality or state of being plastic
ostracizeto exile by ostracism