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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| venturesome | inclined to court or incur risk or danger : daring |
| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |
| mimicry | an instance of mimicking |
| arrogance | an attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions |
| fructify | to bear fruit |
| bleak | exposed and barren and often windswept |
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| precipitant | precipitate |
| sporadic | occurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances |
| assurance | the state of being assured: such as |