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

WordMeaning
aversehaving an active feeling of repugnance, dislike, or distaste
grandiloquenta lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language
sapthe fluid part of a plant
muskyhaving an odor of or resembling musk
licentiouslacking legal or moral restraints
prosodythe study of versification
illusorybased on or producing illusion : deceptive
actuateto put into mechanical action or motion
outragean act of violence or brutality
accessoryan object or device that is not essential in itself but adds to the beauty, convenience, or effectiveness of something else