GRE Word List
ALLEVIATE
relieve (pain)
The meaning of the word alleviate is relieve (pain).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| versatile | having many talents; capable of working in many fields; having many uses or functions; N. versatility |
| welter | wallow (as in mud or high seas); lie soaked (as in blood); Ex. The victims weltered in their blood. |
| contravene | contradict; oppose; violate (a rule, law, or custom); N. contravention |
| mitigate | appease; moderate; make or become less in force or intensity |
| paradigm | model; example that serves as a model; pattern; list of all the inflectional forms of a word |
| camp | group sharing a common cause or opinion |
| incumbent | obligatory; imposed as an obligation; currently holding an office; N: person who holds an office |
| inane | silly; senseless; Ex. inane remarks; N. inanity |
| clemency | disposition to be lenient in deciding punishments; mildness as of the weather; ADJ. clement |
| husbandry | frugality; thrift; economy; agriculture; farming; Ex. animal husbandry; CF. husbandman |
