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

WordMeaning
decreean order usually having the force of law
gyroscopea wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin
balkto refuse abruptly
mementosomething that serves to warn or remind
dulcetsweet to the taste
concessionthe act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat)
itinerarythe route of a journey or tour or the proposed outline of one
geriatricsa branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and the medical care and treatment of aging people
wearyexhausted in strength, endurance, vigor, or freshness
chasethe hunting of wild animals