GRE Word List
AUGMENT
to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense
The meaning of the word augment is to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| intermittent | coming and going at intervals : not continuous |
| precis | a concise summary of essential points, statements, or facts |
| obsequy | a funeral or burial rite |
| audit | a formal examination of an organization's or individual's accounts or financial situation |
| cogitate | to ponder or meditate on usually intently |
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| hazardous | involving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm) |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |