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 |
|---|---|
| impregnable | incapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable |
| nomenclature | name |
| wither | to become dry and sapless |
| prolong | to lengthen in time : continue |
| contentious | likely to cause disagreement or argument |
| natty | trimly neat and tidy : smart |
| labyrinth | a place constructed of or full of intricate passageways and blind alleys |
| contiguous | being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point |
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |
| ponderous | of very great weight |