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 |
|---|---|
| precept | a command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action |
| stanza | a division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme : strophe |
| orthodox | conforming to established doctrine especially in religion |
| lackluster | lacking in sheen, brilliance, or vitality : dull |
| reaper | one that reaps |
| bifurcated | divided into two branches or parts |
| parched | deprived of natural moisture |
| cringe | to recoil in distaste |
| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
| fruitful | yielding or producing fruit |