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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| distraught | agitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain |
| derelict | abandoned especially by the owner or occupant |
| precipitant | precipitate |
| healthful | beneficial to health of body or mind |
| dislodge | to drive from a position of hiding, defense, or advantage |
| orthography | the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage |
| debar | to bar from having or doing something : preclude |
| demise | death |