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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sojourn | a temporary stay |
| problematic | posing a problem : difficult to solve or decide |
| menace | a show of intention to inflict harm : threat |
| pathological | of or relating to pathology |
| indomitable | incapable of being subdued : unconquerable |
| ironic | relating to, containing, or constituting irony |
| piquant | engagingly provocative |
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| unmitigated | not lessened : unrelieved |