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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| grudging | unwilling |
| grandeur | the quality or state of being grand : magnificence |
| rankle | to cause anger, irritation, or deep bitterness |
| seasonable | suitable to the season or circumstances : timely |
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |
| salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |
| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |
| polity | political organization |
| latent | present and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic |
| demise | death |