GRE のための上級語彙 - 変化だけが一定です!

to reduce from the difficulty or intensity of a problem, issue, etc.

軽減する, 和らげる

to add to something's value, effect, size, or amount

増やす (ふやす), 拡大する (かくだいする)

to enhance the strength or effect of something

支持する, 強化する

to help a person, who is either disappointed or emotionally suffering, feel better

慰める, 癒す

(of policies, opinions, ideas, aims, etc.) to develop into either the same thing or something extremely similar

収束する (しゅうそくする), 合致する (がっちする)

to force obedience onto someone with the use of threats

威圧する, 脅迫する

to tarnish someone's character or morals

堕落させる, 貶める

to preserve something, like food, by ridding it of all its moisture

乾燥させる (かんそうさせる), 脱水する (だっすいする)

to better or increase someone or something's quality, strength, value, etc.

強化する, 向上させる

to help something, such as a process or action, become possible or simpler

促進する (そくしんする), 円滑化する (えんかつかする)

to lose energy, strength, and enthusiasm

弱る, 衰える

to restrict or complicate development, success, or actions

制約する, 妨げる

to cause something to become weak or less effective

害する, 損なう

to hinder the process or make something harder to do or achieve

妨げる（さまたげる）, 障害になる（しょうがいになる）

to keep an undesirable situation or a problem from happening

回避する, 防ぐ

to posses or reach a higher level of skill, success, value, or quantity than another person or thing

超える (こえる), 上回る (うわまわる)

to decline in amount or value in a sudden and rapid way

急落する, 急激に下落する

to render a plan or action ineffective or unnecessary by doing something before it happens

先手を打つ, 事前に阻止する

to bring an end to the anger of a person, ghost, spirit, or god by pleasing them

鎮める (しずめる), 和らげる (やわらげる)

to give something as a reward or compensation for services, favors, or achievements

報いる（むくいる）, 返礼する（へんれいする）

to suddenly make an involuntary movement in reaction to a shock or surprise

びくっとする, とっさに動く

to decline in intensity or strength

収まる（おさまる）, 和らぐ（やわらぐ）

to change something's nature, appearance, or substance into something different and usually better

変容させる (へんようさせる), 変化させる (へんかさせる)

the act of changing or copying something in a way that it no longer has the quality and value it used to

劣化, 堕落

a person, thing, or event that provokes or accelerates change or activity by introducing new perspectives or actions

触媒（しょくばい）, 契機（けいき）

a thing that is the direct or natural result of another

結果, 帰結

the power to bring about planned or wanted results

効果, 有効性

something, such as an achievement or event, that is of great importance or influence in something's progress and development

重要な出来事, 画期的な出来事

an extreme change in someone or something's nature, character, or form

変身（へんしん）, 大変化（だいへんか）

the quality of being significant and important

重要な瞬間 (じゅうようなしゅんかん), 意義深い瞬間 (いぎぶかいしゅんかん)

the main meaning or part of something such as an situation, statement, or argument

要点, 核心

having gone through periods of both failure and success

浮き沈みのある, 波乱に満ちた

starting to develop, appear, or take place

初期の, 発端の

newly started or formed, and expected to further develop and grow

新生の, 発展途上の

generating an effect that is either important or powerful

重要な, 印象深い

to cause something, such as an idea, system, habit, etc. to become fixed and opposed to change

硬直させる（こうちょくさせる）, 固定化する（こていかする）

free to do as a person or thing pleases due to not having any limitations or restrictions inflicted upon them

自由な, 制限のない

not in an active, developing, or operating state but can become so later on

休火山（きゅうかざん）, 休眠（きゅうみん）

to move apart and continue in another direction

逸れる (それる), 分岐する (ぶんきする)