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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| indulgent | willing to allow excessive leniency, generosity, or consideration : indulging or characterized by indulgence |
| gaunt | excessively thin and angular |
| veracious | truthful |
| nettle | any of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs |
| cogent | appealing forcibly to the mind or reason : convincing |
| ostentatious | attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation |
| willowy | abounding with willows |
| diabolical | of, relating to, or characteristic of the devil : devilish |
| genealogy | an account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms |
| grouch | a fit of bad temper |