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 |
|---|---|
| abash | to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| rooster | an adult male domestic chicken |
| spectrum | a continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order |
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |
| industrious | constantly, regularly, or habitually active or occupied : diligent |
| tantrum | a fit of bad temper |
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| encompass | include |
| dissonance | lack of agreement |