Vocabulary Word
Word: allay
Definition: calm; pacify
Definition: calm; pacify
Sentences Containing 'allay'
After all had been done possible to allay famine and to supply pressing needs--Marcus being forced even to sell the imperial jewels to find money--both emperors set forth to a struggle which was to continue more or less during the rest of Marcus's reign.
It is high time for thee to understand the true nature both of the world, whereof thou art a part; and of that Lord and Governor of the world, from whom, as a channel from the spring, thou thyself didst flow: and that there is but a certain limit of time appointed unto thee, which if thou shalt not make use of to calm and allay the many distempers of thy soul, it will pass away and thou with it, and never after return.
Either the Gods can do nothing for us at all, or they can still and allay all the distractions and distempers of thy mind.
But it was especially the aspect of the three chief officers of the ship, the mates, which was most forcibly calculated to allay these colourless misgivings, and induce confidence and cheerfulness in every presentment of the voyage.
More Vocab Words
::: impertinent - insolent; rude; not pertinent; N. impertinence::: discerning - mentally quick and observant; having insight; perceptive; able to make good judgments; V. discern: perceive
::: punctilious - minutely attentive (perhaps too much so) to fine points; stressing niceties of conduct or form; N. punctilio, punctiliousness: careful attention payed to every small exact detail
::: pedigree - ancestry; lineage
::: criteria - standards used in judging; CF. criterion
::: bountiful - generous; graciously generous; showing bounty
::: abysmal - bottomless
::: untoward - unexpected and adverse; unfortunate or unlucky; Ex. untoward encounter
::: chide - scold; rebuke (someone who has done wrong)
::: manifold - many in number or kind; numerous; varied
