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 |
|---|---|
| omnipotent | almighty |
| leeway | an allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance |
| blandishment | something that tends to coax or cajole : allurement |
| forsake | to renounce or turn away from entirely |
| requiem | a mass for the dead |
| arcane | known or knowable only to a few people : secret |
| indolent | averse to activity, effort, or movement : habitually lazy |
| skimp | skimpy |
| regimen | a systematic plan (as of diet, therapy, or medication) especially when designed to improve and maintain the health of a patient |
| concomitant | accompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way |