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 |
|---|---|
| rescind | to take away : remove |
| exposure | the fact or condition of being exposed: such as |
| liability | the quality or state of being liable |
| brooch | an ornament that is held by a pin or clasp and is worn at or near the neck |
| encomiastic | one that praises : eulogist |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| cathartic | of, relating to, or producing catharsis |
| queasy | causing nausea |
| gratuity | something given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service |
| laborious | involving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous |
