GMAT Vocabulary Flash Cards @ englishpdf.com and englishteststore.com File 028 aliment (n) That which nourishes alkali (n) Anything that will neutralize an acid, as lime, magnesia, etc allay (v) To calm the violence or reduce the intensity of; mitigate allege (v) To assert to be true, especially in a formal manner, as in court allegory (n) The setting forth of a subject under the guise of another subject of aptly suggestive likeness alleviate (v) To make less burdensome or less hard to bear alley (n) A narrow street, garden path, walk, or the like alliance (n) Any combination or union for some common purpose