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 |
|---|---|
| verdigris | a green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates |
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| stratagem | an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy |
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| imbibe | drink |
| luscious | having a delicious taste or smell : sweet |
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |
| spontaneity | the quality or state of being spontaneous |
| chaff | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| glossy | having a surface luster or brightness |