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 |
|---|---|
| ambiguous | unclear or doubtful in meaning; having more than one possible interpretation |
| putrid | decayed and foul-smelling; foul; rotten; decayed; N. putridity |
| dearth | scarcity |
| touchy | oversensitive; easily offended; irasible; delicate; needing delicate handling; Ex. touchy situation |
| querulous | given to complaining; complaining; fretful; whining |
| renounce | abandon; give up (by formal announcement); disown; repudiate; Ex. renounce one's claim to the property/one's religion; N. renunciation |
| belligerent | quarrelsome |
| imperturbable | unshakably calm; placid |
| headfirst | moving with the head leading; headlong |
| hive | box for bees; V: cause to go in a hive |