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 |
|---|---|
| demean | to lower in character, status, or reputation |
| invocation | the act or process of petitioning for help or support |
| monogram | a sign of identity usually formed of the combined initials of a name |
| terse | using few words : devoid of superfluity |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| augury | divination from auspices (see auspice |
| pretend | to give a false appearance of being, possessing, or performing |
| unwarranted | lacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified |
| mordant | biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive |
| facile | easily accomplished or attained |