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

WordMeaning
adulationextreme or excessive admiration or flattery
wansuggestive of poor health : sickly
drabslattern
writheto twist into coils or folds
carnivoroussubsisting or feeding on animal tissues
harbingersomething that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come
flinchto withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince
impenetrableincapable of being penetrated or pierced
braggarta loud arrogant boaster
exactingtryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands