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 |
|---|---|
| extrapolation | to predict by projecting past experience or known data |
| adventitious | coming from another source and not inherent or innate |
| rig | to fit out with rigging |
| earn | to receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered |
| ram | a male sheep |
| lackadaisical | lacking life, spirit, or zest : languid |
| extol | to praise highly : glorify |
| wretch | a miserable person : one who is profoundly unhappy or in great misfortune |
| outspoken | direct and open in speech or expression : frank |
| illusion | a misleading image presented to the vision : optical illusion |