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.

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WordMeaning
bilkto block the free development of : frustrate
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equivocalsubject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse
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