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 |
|---|---|
| elucidate | to make lucid especially by explanation or analysis |
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |
| stoop | to bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees |
| pose | to set forth or offer for attention or consideration |
| acrimonious | angry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner |
| peevish | querulous in temperament or mood : fretful |
| enclave | a distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory |
| surrogate | one appointed to act in place of another : deputy |
| belligerent | inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |