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 |
|---|---|
| lithe | easily bent or flexed |
| barrister | a counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor |
| ceremonious | devoted to forms and ceremony |
| desperado | a bold or violent criminal |
| depredation | to lay waste : plunder |
| chauvinist | an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex |
| lavish | expending or bestowing profusely : prodigal |
| prime | the second of the canonical hours |
| cunning | dexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |