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 |
|---|---|
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| personable | pleasant or amiable in person : attractive |
| offensive | making attack : aggressive |
| daunt | to lessen the courage of : cow |
| chassis | the supporting frame of a structure (such as an automobile or television) |
| anarchy | absence of government |
| didactic | designed or intended to teach |
| belabor | to attack verbally |
| deleterious | harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way |
| nascent | coming or having recently come into existence |