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 |
|---|---|
| emasculate | to deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken |
| consternation | amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion |
| dereliction | an intentional abandonment |
| synthesis | the composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole |
| remunerative | serving to remunerate |
| prelate | an ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank |
| magistrate | an official entrusted with administration of the laws: such as |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| sinister | singularly evil or productive of evil |
| pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |