GRE Word List
EXTENUATE
to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate
The meaning of the word extenuate is to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| discursive | moving from topic to topic without order : rambling |
| shrewd | marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen |
| malleable | capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers |
| headstrong | not easily restrained : impatient of control, advice, or suggestions |
| jaded | fatigued by overwork : exhausted |
| defalcate | deduct |
| primordial | first created or developed : primeval |
| tenacious | not easily pulled apart : cohesive |
| grudge | to be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully |
| reduce | to draw together or cause to converge : consolidate |