GRE Word List
EXACERBATE
to make more violent, bitter, or severe
The meaning of the word exacerbate is to make more violent, bitter, or severe.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dispirited | to deprive of morale or enthusiasm |
| occlude | to close up or block off : obstruct |
| foster | having, relating to, or being the relationship between a foster parent and the child who the foster parent cares for |
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
| succor | relief |
| entree | the act or manner of entering : entrance |
| xenophobia | fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign |
| missive | a written communication : letter |
| overt | open to view : manifest |
| unequivocal | leaving no doubt : clear |