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 |
|---|---|
| filial | of, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter |
| bulge | to jut out : swell |
| ecclesiastic | ecclesiastical |
| drone | a stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen |
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| gobble | to swallow or eat greedily |
| barb | a medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck |
| striated | marked with striations or striae |
| obstinate | stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion |
| intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |