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 |
|---|---|
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |
| headlong | headfirst |
| grumble | to mutter in discontent |
| celerity | rapidity of motion or action |
| odds | the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances |
| dregs | sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate |
| anarchy | absence of government |
| ambience | a feeling or mood associated with a particular place, person, or thing : atmosphere |
| austere | stern and cold in appearance or manner |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |