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.

Random words

WordMeaning
woefulfull of woe : grievous
spoilsportone who spoils the sport or pleasure of others
defaceto mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details
plaintiveexpressive of suffering or woe : melancholy
mayhemneedless or willful damage or violence
vagrantone who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support
sibyllineany of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy)
dispelto drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate
verbatimin the exact words : word for word
digressionthe act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work