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 |
|---|---|
| renown | a state of being widely acclaimed and highly honored : fame |
| introspective | characterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| vitreous | resembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy |
| thrall | a state of servitude or submission |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
| lugubrious | mournful |
| eclectic | composed of elements drawn from various sources |
| incumbent | the holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice |
| mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |