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
pulsateto throb or move rhythmically : vibrate
spruceto make spruce
analogoussimilar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail
putridbeing in a state of putrefaction : rotten
discretionindividual choice or judgment
maniacalaffected with or suggestive of madness
deferencerespect and esteem due a superior or an elder
haphappening
abateto decrease in force or intensity
smudgeto make a smudge on