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 |
|---|---|
| dyspeptic | indigestion |
| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |
| mannered | having manners of a specified kind |
| beholden | being under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted |
| concise | marked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail |
| dappled | marked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background |
| alluvial | relating to, composed of, or found in alluvium |
| metrical | of, relating to, or composed in meter |
| celestial | of, relating to, or suggesting heaven or divinity |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |