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 |
|---|---|
| stigma | a mark of shame or discredit : stain |
| supplicant | one who supplicates |
| convene | to come together in a body |
| agape | wide open : gaping |
| hibernal | of, relating to, or occurring in winter |
| tacit | expressed or carried on without words or speech |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| annotate | to make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment |
| patrimony | an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor |
| bugaboo | an imaginary object of fear |