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 |
|---|---|
| integrity | firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values : incorruptibility |
| purse | a small bag for money |
| prude | a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum |
| bridle | the headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit |
| ramble | to move aimlessly from place to place |
| pillage | the act of looting or plundering especially in war |
| virulent | marked by a rapid, severe, and destructive course |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |
| hilarity | boisterous merriment or laughter |