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 |
|---|---|
| thresh | to separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically |
| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| depravity | a corrupt act or practice |
| cohere | to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass |
| forebears | ancestor |
| reactionary | relating to, marked by, or favoring reaction |
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| appellation | an identifying name or title : designation |
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| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |