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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WordMeaning
arbitraryexisting or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will
prevailto gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph
waiveto relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily
braggarta loud arrogant boaster
retractto draw back or in
dulltedious
teneta principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true
earnto receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered
impecunioushaving very little or no money usually habitually : penniless
suffuseto spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush