GRE Word List
AMPLIFY
to expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis
The meaning of the word amplify is to expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incident | an occurrence of an action or situation that is a separate unit of experience : happening |
| assiduous | showing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application |
| 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 |
| buoyant | having buoyancy |
| drama | a composition (see composition |
| tempo | the rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking |
| enterprise | a project or undertaking that is especially difficult, complicated, or risky |
| potpourri | a mixture of flowers, herbs, and spices that is usually kept in a jar and used for scent |
| fiend | devil |
| callow | lacking adult sophistication : immature |