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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| carnal | relating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites |
| proviso | an article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition |
| sentient | responsive to or conscious of sense impressions |
| knotty | marked by or full of knots |
| diligence | steady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity |
| depreciate | to lower in honor or esteem |
| presentiment | a feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition |
| punctilious | marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions |
| supple | compliant often to the point of obsequiousness |
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