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 |
|---|---|
| disquietude | anxiety |
| complaisant | marked by an inclination to please or oblige |
| factitious | produced by humans rather than by natural forces |
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| historical | of, relating to, or having the character of history |
| consonance | harmony or agreement among components |
| swathe | a band used in swathing |
| dissolution | the act or process of dissolving: such as |
| distraught | agitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain |
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |