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 |
|---|---|
| outlaw | a person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law |
| innuendo | an oblique allusion : hint |
| uniformity | the quality or state of being uniform |
| badger | any of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere |
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |
| interminable | having or seeming to have no end |
| effluvium | an invisible emanation |
| masquerade | a social gathering of persons wearing masks and often fantastic costumes |
| crust | the hardened exterior or surface part of bread |
| voracious | having a huge appetite : ravenous |