GRE Word List
MITIGATE
appease; moderate; make or become less in force or intensity
The meaning of the word mitigate is appease; moderate; make or become less in force or intensity.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| galvanic | of the production of electricity by the action of an acid on a metal; having the effect of an electric shock; Ex. galvanic cell; galvanic effect; CF. Luigi Galvani |
| scourge | lash; whip (formerly used for punishment); source of severe punishment; V: whip; afflict |
| awful | terrible; very bad |
| disproportion | lack of proportion (between the parts); ADJ. disproportionate |
| draught | current of air (through a room or to a fire); act of pulling roads; act of swallowing liquid or amount of liquid swallowed at a time |
| shyster | lawyer using questionable methods; unscrupulous practioner |
| confidence | self-assurance; calm unworried feeling based on a strong belief in one's abilities; strong belief in the ability of a person or plan; trust or faith in a person or thing; something confided; secret; Ex. confidence in your ability; Ex. I'm telling you this in confidence; Ex. exchange confidences about their boyfriends; ADJ. confident |
| statute | law enacted by the legislature |
| circumlocution | indirect or roundabout expression (by using an uncecessarily large number of words esp. when trying to avoid answering a difficult question directly) |
| erroneous | mistaken; wrong; incorrect |
