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 |
|---|---|
| foist | to introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant |
| dauntless | incapable of being intimidated or subdued : fearless |
| indubitable | too evident to be doubted : unquestionable |
| gory | covered with gore : bloodstained |
| inception | an act, process, or instance of beginning : commencement |
| grapple | the act or an instance of grappling |
| pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |
| misdemeanor | a crime less serious than a felony (see felony |
| deference | respect and esteem due a superior or an elder |
| visage | the face, countenance, or appearance of a person or sometimes an animal |