GRE Word List

ASSUAGE

to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease

The meaning of the word assuage is to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease.

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WordMeaning
chicanerydeception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery
satiatefilled to satiety
milieuthe physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment
confinesomething (such as borders or walls) that encloses
fathoma unit of length equal to six feet (1.83 meters) used especially for measuring the depth of water
beatificof, possessing, or imparting beatitude
proprietythe quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness
casualtya military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action
manneredhaving manners of a specified kind
accordto grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned