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 |
|---|---|
| entourage | one's attendants or associates |
| clemency | disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due |
| havoc | wide and general destruction : devastation |
| knave | a tricky deceitful fellow |
| whine | to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry |
| painstaking | taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort |
| incorrigible | incapable of being corrected or amended: such as |
| expository | of, relating to, or containing exposition |
| disconcert | to throw into confusion |
| fussy | easily upset : irritable |