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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| cacophonous | marked by cacophony : harsh-sounding |
| entail | to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
| headstrong | not easily restrained : impatient of control, advice, or suggestions |
| oligarchy | government by the few |
| waffle | a crisp cake of batter baked in a waffle iron |
| arcade | a long arched building or gallery |
| lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |
| posthumous | born after the death of the father |