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

WordMeaning
illusiona misleading image presented to the vision : optical illusion
innocuousproducing no injury : harmless
featurethe structure, form, or appearance especially of a person
veritablebeing in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary
genealogyan account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms
restitutionan act of restoring or a condition of being restored: such as
decrepitwasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age
ephemerallasting a very short time
pivotalof, relating to, or constituting a pivot
obeliskan upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid