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.

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WordMeaning
toadyone who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant
overbearingtending to overwhelm : overpowering
commiserateto feel or express sympathy : condole
degeneratehaving declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state
orthodoxconforming to established doctrine especially in religion
clefta space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure
sanctimonioushypocritically pious or devout
discriminatingmaking a distinction : distinguishing
unctuoushaving, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality
kernelthe inner softer part of a seed, fruit stone, or nut