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 |
|---|---|
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
| impersonal | having no personal reference or connection |
| pen | to shut in or as if in a pen |
| slack | not using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent |
| warp | a series of yarns extended lengthwise in a loom and crossed by the weft |
| practical | of, relating to, or manifested in practice or action : not theoretical or ideal |
| inured | to accustom to accept something undesirable |
| apprehend | arrest |
| ulcer | a break in skin or mucous membrane with loss of surface tissue, disintegration and necrosis of epithelial tissue, and often pus |
| withstand | to stand up against : oppose with firm determination |