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
gastronomythe art or science of good eating
petrifyto convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter
adornto enhance the appearance of especially with beautiful objects
blusterto talk or act with noisy swaggering threats
chideto speak out in angry or displeased rebuke
dribbleto issue sporadically and in small bits
magnanimitythe quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity
condolegrieve
delugean overflowing of the land by water
askancewith disapproval or distrust : scornfully