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 |
|---|---|
| exact | to call for forcibly or urgently and obtain |
| agog | full of intense interest or excitement : eager |
| graduated | marked with divisions indicating degrees or units of measurement |
| disaffected | discontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious |
| mutability | prone to change : inconstant |
| exalt | to raise in rank, power, or character |
| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
| acrimonious | angry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner |
| drab | slattern |
| incontrovertible | not open to question : indisputable |