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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| kleptomaniac | a person evidencing kleptomania |
| indelible | that cannot be removed, washed away, or erased |
| synthetic | relating to or involving synthesis : not analytic |
| connotation | something suggested by a word or thing : implication |
| warrant | sanction |
| unbridled | unrestrained |
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| plumage | the feathers of a bird |
| levee | a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed |
| antithesis | the direct opposite |