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 |
|---|---|
| emanate | to come out from a source |
| malicious | having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice |
| traduce | to expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation |
| hapless | having no luck : unfortunate |
| outlaw | a person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law |
| hamper | to restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles : impede |
| naivete | a naive remark or action |
| ambiguous | doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness |
| abate | to decrease in force or intensity |
| overweening | arrogant |