GRE Word List
PALLIATE
to reduce the violence of (a disease)
The meaning of the word palliate is to reduce the violence of (a disease).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| desiccate | to dry up |
| craven | lacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted |
| resort | one that affords aid or refuge : resource |
| suppliant | supplicant |
| grueling | trying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing |
| collage | an artistic composition made of various materials (such as paper, cloth, or wood) glued on a surface |
| obtuse | not pointed or acute : blunt |
| puerile | juvenile |
| hummock | a rounded knoll or hillock |
| machinations | an act of machinating |