GRE Word List
ALLEVIATE
relieve
The meaning of the word alleviate is relieve.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| drama | a composition (see composition |
| compendium | a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract |
| repercussion | reflection |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| disgorge | to discharge by the throat and mouth : vomit |
| sequester | to set apart : segregate |
| sway | the action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion |
| maladroit | lacking adroitness : inept |
| adjourn | to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |