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 |
|---|---|
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |
| impenitent | not penitent |
| dissonance | lack of agreement |
| interrogate | to question formally and systematically |
| incidence | rate of occurrence or influence |
| overt | open to view : manifest |
| adulation | extreme or excessive admiration or flattery |
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| delta | the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet see Alphabet Table |
| addle | rotten |