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 |
|---|---|
| therapeutic | of or relating to the treatment of disease or disorders by remedial agents or methods : curative |
| consonant | being in agreement or harmony : free from elements making for discord |
| eminent | exhibiting eminence especially in standing above others in some quality or position : prominent |
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |
| mountebank | a person who sells quack medicines from a platform |
| ineffectual | not producing the proper or intended effect : futile |
| transitory | of brief duration : temporary |
| manifest | readily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight |
| litter | a covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger |
| averse | having an active feeling of repugnance, dislike, or distaste |