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 |
|---|---|
| drudgery | dull, irksome, and fatiguing work : uninspiring or menial labor |
| varnish | a liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating |
| seminary | an environment in which something originates and from which it is propagated |
| exempt | free or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject |
| credential | warranting credit or confidence |
| distill | to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| illuminate | to supply or brighten with light |
| prodigy | a highly talented child or youth |
| censor | a person who supervises conduct and morals: such as |