GRE Word List
AMPLIFY
increase in size or effect; expand; broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make stronger; Ex. amplify one's remarks with a graph
The meaning of the word amplify is increase in size or effect; expand; broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make stronger; Ex. amplify one's remarks with a graph.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| circumscribe | limit; confine; draw a line around |
| outlandish | bizzare; peculiar; unconventional |
| sere | sear; parched; dry |
| dichotomy | division into two opposite parts; split; branching into two parts (especially contradictory ones) |
| inclined | tending or leaning toward; bent; V. incline: slant; dispose; be disposed; tend |
| attentive | alert and watchful; listening carefully; paying attention; considerate; thoughtful; politely helpful; Ex. attentive audience; Ex. He was attentive to the old lady; N. attentions: act of courtesy and consideration |
| forge | counterfeit; reproduce fraudulently; form by heating in a forge and hammering into shape; move with a sudden increase of speed or power; Ex. forged ahead in the last two years; N: furnace where metals are heated |
| solitude | state of being alone; seclusion; ADJ. solitary: existing or living alone (esp. by choice); remote or secluded; single; sole; Ex. solitary life/inn; Ex. no solitary piece of proof |
| inter | bury; N. interment |
| petulant | touchy; peevish; ill-tempered |
