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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|---|---|
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| gruff | rough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect |
| strident | characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound |
| fallacious | embodying a fallacy |
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| conduit | a natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed |
| rotundity | marked by roundness : rounded |
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