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 |
|---|---|
| decapitate | to cut off the head of : behead |
| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| blare | to sound loud and strident |
| multiplicity | the quality or state of being multiple or various |
| elusive | tending to elude: such as |
| psychopathic | of, relating to, or characterized by psychopathy |
| dishonor | lack or loss of honor or reputation |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| intrigue | the practice of engaging in secret schemes |
| herald | an official at a tournament of arms (see arm |