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 |
|---|---|
| listless | characterized by lack of interest, energy, or spirit |
| gauche | lacking social experience or grace |
| monarchy | undivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person |
| mulct | fine |
| phalanx | a body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files |
| douse | to plunge into water |
| lubricate | to make smooth or slippery |
| gregarious | tending to associate with others of one's kind : social |
| chaplain | a clergyman in charge of a chapel |
| hindmost | farthest to the rear : last |