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 |
|---|---|
| sylvan | one that frequents groves or woods |
| padre | a Christian clergyman |
| institution | an established organization or corporation (such as a bank or university) especially of a public character |
| mentor | a friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| ambience | a feeling or mood associated with a particular place, person, or thing : atmosphere |
| convoluted | having convolutions |
| rejoinder | the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication |
| render | to melt down |
| prognosticate | to foretell from signs or symptoms : predict |