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).
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|---|---|
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| verisimilitude | the quality or state of being verisimilar |
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| extraneous | existing on or coming from the outside |
| repulsion | the action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed |
| agenda | a list or outline of things to be considered or done |
| sparse | of few and scattered elements |
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| licentious | lacking legal or moral restraints |