GRE Word List
ALLEVIATE
relieve
The meaning of the word alleviate is relieve.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| antagonism | opposition of a conflicting force, tendency, or principle |
| contortions | to twist in a violent manner |
| rout | a state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| ludicrous | amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity |
| expansive | having a capacity or a tendency to expand |
| imposture | the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| immune | not susceptible or responsive |