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 |
|---|---|
| retrieve | to locate and bring in (killed or wounded game) |
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| curfew | the sounding of a bell at evening |
| commune | talk over |
| practicable | capable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible |
| complacency | self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies |
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |
| egress | a place or means of going out : exit |
| susceptible | capable of submitting to an action, process, or operation |
| dribble | to issue sporadically and in small bits |