GRE Word List

SOLACE

to give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console

The meaning of the word solace is to give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console.

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WordMeaning
trimto remove by or as if by cutting
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annihilateto cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains