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 |
|---|---|
| dishearten | to cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| exertion | the act or an instance of exerting |
| hireling | a person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives |
| depreciate | to lower in honor or esteem |
| lap | a loose overlapping or hanging panel or flap especially of a garment |
| fleece | the coat of wool covering a wool-bearing animal (such as a sheep) |
| finish | to come to an end : terminate |
| garrulous | given to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative |
| actuary | clerk |