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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WordMeaning
prognosisthe prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case
reconcileto restore to friendship or harmony
congruencethe quality or state of agreeing, coinciding, or being congruent
rejuvenateto make young or youthful again : give new vigor to
sullyto make soiled or tarnished : defile
perpetuateto make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely
blighta disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers)
lilliputianof, relating to, or characteristic of the Lilliputians or the island of Lilliput
mingleto bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix
reserveto hold in reserve : keep back