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
gruelingtrying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing
orgysecret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing
prototypean original model on which something is patterned : archetype
usurpto seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right
conclavea private meeting or secret assembly
aristocracygovernment by the best individuals or by a small privileged class
amphitheateran oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles
tractablecapable of being easily led, taught, or controlled : docile
wispya small handful (as of hay or straw)
fraughtfull of or accompanied by something specified