GRE Word List
ALLEVIATE
relieve
The meaning of the word alleviate is relieve.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tendentious | marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased |
| loath | unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant |
| 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 |
| suavity | smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated |
| vaporize | to convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor |
| promiscuous | having or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners |
| annuity | a sum of money payable yearly or at other regular intervals |
| cite | to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court) |
| slur | an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion |
| eloquence | discourse marked by force and persuasiveness |