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 |
|---|---|
| gamely | a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other |
| importune | to press or urge with troublesome persistence |
| deviate | to stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic |
| strew | to spread by scattering |
| forge | a furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy |
| dictum | a noteworthy statement: such as |
| disconcert | to throw into confusion |
| pinnace | a light sailing ship |
| expansive | having a capacity or a tendency to expand |
| dart | a light spear |