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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|---|---|
| belated | delayed beyond the usual time |
| incorporeal | not corporeal : having no material body or form |
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| coiffure | a style or manner of arranging the hair |
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| duress | forcible restraint or restriction |
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