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 |
|---|---|
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| sinuous | of a serpentine or wavy form : winding |
| pendant | something suspended: such as |
| deflect | to turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction |
| covetous | marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions |
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| omniscient | having infinite awareness, understanding, and insight |
| recalcitrant | obstinately defiant of authority or restraint |
| trim | to remove by or as if by cutting |
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