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 |
|---|---|
| factitious | produced by humans rather than by natural forces |
| simplistic | excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details |
| ceremonious | devoted to forms and ceremony |
| outlandish | of or relating to another country : foreign |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| fervent | very hot : glowing |
| migrant | one that migrates: such as |
| assurance | the state of being assured: such as |
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| urgent | calling for immediate attention : pressing |