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 |
|---|---|
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| compunction | anxiety arising from awareness of guilt |
| mercenary | one that serves merely for wages |
| flick | a light sharp jerky stroke or movement |
| provident | frugal |
| verdant | green in tint or color |
| pell-mell | in mingled confusion or disorder |
| ecologist | a branch of science concerned with the interrelationship of organisms and their environments |
| docket | a brief written summary of a document : abstract |
| piecemeal | one piece at a time : gradually |