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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| relevant | having significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| confine | something (such as borders or walls) that encloses |
| trenchant | keen |
| ineluctable | not to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable |
| fundamental | serving as a basis supporting existence or determining essential structure or function : basic |
| incidence | rate of occurrence or influence |
| requite | to make return for : repay |
| qualms | a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety |
| effete | no longer fertile |