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).
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| aureole | a radiant light around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage |
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| fallow | of a light yellowish-brown color |
| pensive | musingly or dreamily thoughtful |
| license | permission to act |
| wade | to step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air |
| riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
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