GRE Word List
ALLEVIATE
relieve
The meaning of the word alleviate is relieve.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| slaughter | the act of killing |
| 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 |
| punitive | inflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment |
| unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| penology | a branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders |
| woeful | full of woe : grievous |
| benediction | the invocation (see invocation |
| plait | pleat |
| suborn | to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing |