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

WordMeaning
daintysomething delicious to the taste
monotheismthe doctrine or belief that there is but one God
ventto provide with a vent
crevicea narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure
reverendworthy of reverence : revered
vigilantea member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate)
kneadto work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands
defoliateto deprive of leaves especially prematurely
nimblequick and light in motion : agile
dys-abnormal