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 |
|---|---|
| execrate | to declare to be evil or detestable : denounce |
| finale | the close or termination of something: such as |
| warble | a melodious succession of low pleasing sounds |
| bane | a source of harm or ruin : curse |
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| pomposity | pompous demeanor, speech, or behavior |
| shrewd | marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen |
| creep | to move along with the body prone and close to the ground |
| exonerate | to relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship |
| pluck | to pull or pick off or out |