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 |
|---|---|
| existential | of, relating to, or affirming existence |
| emblazon | to inscribe or adorn with or as if with heraldic bearings or devices |
| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |
| collateral | property (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender |
| credence | mental acceptance as true or real |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| inebriate | one who is drunk |
| devoid | being without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment |
| tact | a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense |
| aegis | a shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena |