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
tanto make (skin) tan especially by exposure to the sun
derivationthe formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix)
limboan abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism
factiousof or relating to faction: such as
indissolublenot dissoluble
engrossto copy or write in a large hand
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swelterto suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat
levitateto rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation