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 |
|---|---|
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |
| overbearing | tending to overwhelm : overpowering |
| commiserate | to feel or express sympathy : condole |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| orthodox | conforming to established doctrine especially in religion |
| cleft | a space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure |
| sanctimonious | hypocritically pious or devout |
| discriminating | making a distinction : distinguishing |
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |
| kernel | the inner softer part of a seed, fruit stone, or nut |