GRE Word List
ALLEVIATE
relieve
The meaning of the word alleviate is relieve.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |
| magnate | a person of rank, power, influence, or distinction often in a specified area |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| larder | a place where food is stored : pantry |
| comprehend | to grasp the nature, significance, or meaning of |
| impassive | giving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless |
| subsequent | following in time, order, or place |
| far-fetched | brought from a remote time or place |
| studious | assiduous in the pursuit of learning |