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).
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pulpit | an elevated platform or high reading desk used in preaching or conducting a worship service |
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| dyspeptic | indigestion |
| annex | to attach as a quality, consequence, or condition |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |
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| conjure | to charge or entreat earnestly or solemnly |
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| substantiate | to give substance or form to : embody |