GRE Word List
ALLAY
to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate
The meaning of the word allay is to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gross | glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness |
| fiat | an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree |
| underhand | in a clandestine manner |
| variegate | to diversify in external appearance especially with different colors : dapple |
| atrophy | decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue |
| habituate | to make used to something : accustom |
| mirage | an optical (see optical |
| corollary | a proposition (see proposition |
| tenacity | the quality or state of being tenacious |
| eventual | contingent |