GRE Word List
EMBITTER
make bitter; fill with painful or bitter feelings; make sad and angry; Ex. He was embittered by many disappointments.
The meaning of the word embitter is make bitter; fill with painful or bitter feelings; make sad and angry; Ex. He was embittered by many disappointments..
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flora | plants of a region or era |
caricature | distortion; burlesque |
therapeutic | curative; N. therapy |
intoxicate | make drunk; stimulate or excite; Ex. intoxicated by all the money he might win |
disinter | dig up; unearth; OP. inter |
remission | temporary moderation (of disease symptoms); remitting of a debt or punishment; cancelation of a debt; pardon; Ex. The disease went into remission; Ex. Christians pray for the remission of sins. |
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