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 |
|---|---|
| complementary | serving to fill out or complete |
| toga | the loose outer garment worn in public by citizens of ancient Rome |
| contentious | likely to cause disagreement or argument |
| consternation | amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion |
| tirade | a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language |
| embargo | an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports |
| fitful | characterized by fits or paroxysms |
| juggernaut | a massive inexorable force, campaign, movement, or object that crushes whatever is in its path |
| somnambulist | an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed |
| inundate | overwhelm |