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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unwarranted | lacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified |
| deciduous | falling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle |
| jocund | marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| inclusive | broad in orientation or scope |
| disgruntle | to make ill-humored or discontented |
| bait | to persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| depravity | a corrupt act or practice |
| bigot | a person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices |