GRE Word List
EXTENUATE
weaken; mitigate; lessen the seriousness of (bad behavior)
The meaning of the word extenuate is weaken; mitigate; lessen the seriousness of (bad behavior).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| saturate | soak thoroughly; imbue; impregnate; charge; fill to capacity |
| tangible | able to be touched; real; concrete; palpable; possible to realize or understand; Ex. tangible proof |
| apocryphal | (of a story) widely believed but untrue |
| waggish | humorous; mischievous; tricky |
| legend | explanatory list of symbols on a map |
| circumscribe | limit; confine; draw a line around |
| malingerer | one who feigns illness to escape duty; V. malinger: feign illness to avoid work |
| officious | meddlesome; excessively pushy in offering one's services; overly eager in offering unwanted services or advices; Ex. officious bellboy |
| resonant | (of a sound) echoing; resounding(sounding loudly); deep and full in sound; producing resonance; Ex. resonant voice; N. resonance |
| crone | hag; ugly old woman |
