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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swindlerto obtain money or property by fraud or deceit
veneera thin sheet of a material: such as
supposititiousfraudulently substituted : spurious
prodigalcharacterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish
mimean ancient dramatic entertainment representing scenes from life usually in a ridiculous manner
recountto relate in detail : narrate
repletefully or abundantly provided or filled
personifyto conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers
uprightperpendicular
biliousof or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile