GRE Word List

ALLEVIATE

relieve

The meaning of the word alleviate is relieve.

Random words

WordMeaning
retrenchcut down
archetypethe original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype
queasycausing nausea
fronda large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions
tangentialtouching lightly : incidental
occludeto close up or block off : obstruct
fulminateto utter or send out with denunciation
integralessential to completeness : constituent
usurpto seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right
slitherto slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface