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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| trim | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| sanguine | marked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic |
| agnostic | a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable |
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
| panacea | a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all |
| fledgling | a young bird just fledged (see fledge |
| chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |
| culvert | a transverse drain |
| annihilate | to cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains |