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 |
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cumulative | increasing by successive additions |
elevation | the height to which something is elevated: such as |
abnegation | denial |
perpetual | continuing forever : everlasting |
edict | a proclamation having the force of law |
monarchy | undivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person |
mortar | a sturdy vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle |
addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
piebald | composed of incongruous parts |
pseudonym | a fictitious name |