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
attestto affirm to be true or genuine
divulgeto make known (something, such as a confidence or secret)
facultyability
parvenuone that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it
universalincluding or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception
promoteto advance in station, rank, or honor : raise
decorousmarked by propriety and good taste : correct
impassea predicament affording no obvious escape
minutiaea minute or minor detail
gangrenelocal death of soft tissues due to loss of blood supply