GRE Word List
ALLEVIATE
relieve
The meaning of the word alleviate is relieve.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fictitious | of, relating to, or characteristic of fiction : imaginary |
| stem | the main trunk of a plant |
| wholesome | promoting health or well-being of mind or spirit |
| exult | to be extremely joyful : rejoice |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| primal | original |
| accelerate | to move faster : to gain speed |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| repine | to feel or express dejection or discontent : complain |
| martinet | a strict disciplinarian |