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 |
|---|---|
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| calculated | apt |
| droop | to hang or incline downward |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| sumptuous | extremely costly, rich, luxurious, or magnificent |
| dismantle | to disconnect the pieces of |
| reprimand | a severe or formal reproof |
| subliminal | inadequate to produce a sensation or a perception |
| gloss | a surface luster or brightness : shine |
| pretension | an allegation of doubtful value : pretext |