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

WordMeaning
dyspepticindigestion
excoriateto wear off the skin of : abrade
manneredhaving manners of a specified kind
beholdenbeing under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted
concisemarked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail
dappledmarked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background
alluvialrelating to, composed of, or found in alluvium
metricalof, relating to, or composed in meter
celestialof, relating to, or suggesting heaven or divinity
hyperboleextravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones")