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 |
|---|---|
| acclaim | applaud |
| mawkish | lacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste |
| procrastinate | to put off intentionally and habitually |
| squash | to press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush |
| commodious | comfortably or conveniently spacious : roomy |
| earthy | of, relating to, or consisting of earth |
| nullify | to make null (see null |
| totter | to move unsteadily : stagger |
| tyranny | oppressive power |
| stoic | a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c. |