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 |
|---|---|
| vociferous | marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry |
| preamble | an introductory statement |
| homily | a usually short sermon |
| parry | to ward off a weapon or blow |
| malevolent | having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |
| expatiate | to move about freely or at will : wander |
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |
| genus | a class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic |
| tanner | one that tans hides |
| dwindle | to become steadily less : shrink |