GRE Word List
ASSUAGE
mak less severe; ease or lessen (pain); satisfy (hunger); soothe (anger)
The meaning of the word assuage is mak less severe; ease or lessen (pain); satisfy (hunger); soothe (anger).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disquietude | uneasiness; anxiety; V. disquiet: make anxious |
| ultimate | final; not susceptible to further analysis; fundamental; Ex. The sun is the ultimate source of energy. |
| immure | imprison; shut up in confinement; CF. wall |
| foible | small weakness of character; slight fault; CF. feeble |
| kleptomaniac | person who has a compulsive desire to steal |
| linger | loiter or dawdle; be slow in leaving; delay going; continue or persist; be slow to disappear; Ex. The smell lingered for days. |
| devotee | enthusiastic follower; enthusiast; Ex. devotee of Bach |
| vulture | carrion-eating birds |
| nebula | diffuse mass of interstellar dust or gas; galaxy |
| mirage | unreal reflection; optical illusion |