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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WordMeaning
venturesomeinclined to court or incur risk or danger : daring
censoriousmarked by or given to censure (see censure
mimicryan instance of mimicking
arrogancean attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions
fructifyto bear fruit
bleakexposed and barren and often windswept
tethera line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement
precipitantprecipitate
sporadicoccurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances
assurancethe state of being assured: such as