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
artisana worker who practices a trade or handicraft : craftsperson
slackento make less active : slow up
verdantgreen in tint or color
lanceta sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions
expositoryof, relating to, or containing exposition
antiqueexisting since or belonging to earlier times : ancient
disquietudeanxiety
monetaryof or relating to money or to the mechanisms by which it is supplied to and circulates in the economy
inveterateconfirmed in a habit : habitual
inditemake up