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 |
|---|---|
| patrimony | an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor |
| invalid | not valid: |
| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |
| hut | an often small and temporary dwelling of simple construction : shack |
| meager | having little flesh : thin |
| consummate | extremely skilled and accomplished |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| pique | to excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff |
| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |
| draft | the act of drawing or pulling in a net |