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 |
|---|---|
| sultry | very hot and humid : sweltering |
| graphic | of or relating to the pictorial arts |
| drastic | acting rapidly or violently |
| osseous | bony |
| curb | an edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter |
| gnome | maxim |
| validate | to make legally valid : ratify |
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| granulate | to form or crystallize into grains or granules |