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
carousala wild, drunken party or celebration : a drunken revel : carouse
ventralof or relating to the belly : abdominal
humblenot proud or haughty : not arrogant or assertive
incredulitythe quality or state of being incredulous : disbelief
raconteura person who excels in telling anecdotes
carriondead and putrefying flesh
integrateto form, coordinate, or blend into a functioning or unified whole : unite
emaciatedvery thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness
petrifyto convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter
unseemlynot seemly: such as