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 |
|---|---|
| usage | firmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure |
| veracity | conformity with truth or fact : accuracy |
| quiver | a case for carrying or holding arrows |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| hut | an often small and temporary dwelling of simple construction : shack |
| touchy | marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation |
| demure | reserved |
| pathetic | having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity |
| calamity | a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering |
| oracular | resembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery) |