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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alienateto cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed
inherentinvolved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic
refectorya dining hall (as in a monastery or college)
elaborationplanned or carried out with great care
lanknot well filled out : slender
abominateto hate or loathe intensely : abhor
pulsethe regular expansion of an artery caused by the ejection of blood into the arterial system by the contractions of the heart
quaya structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place
assertto state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively
patoisa dialect other than the standard or literary dialect