GRE Word List

ALLEVIATE

relieve

The meaning of the word alleviate is relieve.

Random words

WordMeaning
relishcharacteristic flavor
demagoguea leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power
burgeonto send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout
nostalgiaa wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition
sunderto break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space
wiggleto move to and fro with quick jerky or shaking motions : jiggle
ramifyto split up into branches or constituent parts
gnarlsnarl
botchan inflammatory sore
yokea wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together