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 |
|---|---|
| propulsive | tending or having power to propel |
| denounce | to pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil |
| judiciary | a system of courts of law |
| benevolent | marked by or disposed to doing good |
| barefaced | having the face uncovered: |
| recurrent | running or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course |
| saturate | to satisfy fully : satiate |
| benediction | the invocation (see invocation |
| paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |
| repulse | to drive or beat back : repel |