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 |
|---|---|
| vile | morally despicable or abhorrent |
| agnostic | a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable |
| conceit | favorable opinion |
| palpable | capable of being touched or felt : tangible |
| exegesis | exposition |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| martinet | a strict disciplinarian |
| accessible | capable of being reached |
| flaunt | to display or obtrude oneself to public notice |
| rational | having reason or understanding |