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 |
|---|---|
| legerdemain | sleight of hand |
| humus | a brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic |
| disfigure | to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries |
| fake | not true, real, or genuine : counterfeit |
| cadence | the beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity |
| plaster | a medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance |
| venerate | to regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference |
| wag | to be in motion : stir |
| commune | talk over |
| retentive | having the power, property, or capacity of retaining |