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 |
|---|---|
| alleviate | relieve |
| lucre | monetary gain : profit |
| entourage | one's attendants or associates |
| compute | to determine especially by mathematical means |
| initiate | to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going |
| combustible | capable of combustion |
| sequester | to set apart : segregate |
| doctrinaire | stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations |
| gratify | to be a source of or give pleasure or satisfaction to |
| revoke | to annul by recalling or taking back : rescind |