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 |
|---|---|
| guy | man |
| volition | the power of choosing or determining : will |
| amnesia | loss of memory due usually to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness |
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |
| jaundice | yellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and body fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments |
| billow | wave |
| bludgeon | a short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon |
| stump | the basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed |
| inarticulate | incapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings |
| futile | serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective |