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
mordantbiting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive
amplegenerous or more than adequate in size, scope, or capacity
brackishsomewhat salty
concatenatelinked together
rebuketo criticize sharply : reprimand
decryto depreciate (something, such as a coin) officially or publicly
remorsea gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach
taciturntemperamentally disinclined to talk
perpetualcontinuing forever : everlasting
turbidthick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment