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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ascendancy | governing or controlling influence : domination |
exempt | free or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject |
court | the residence or establishment of a sovereign or similar dignitary |
effluvium | an invisible emanation |
inchoate | being only partly in existence or operation : incipient |
codicil | a legal instrument made to modify an earlier will |
metaphysical | of or relating to metaphysics |
colloquy | conversation |
mongrel | an individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds (see breed |
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