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 |
|---|---|
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| faction | a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique |
| prank | trick |
| unrequited | not requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind |
| opportune | suitable or convenient for a particular occurrence |
| papyrus | a tall perennial sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley |
| extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |
| canard | a false or unfounded report or story |
| recidivism | a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior |
| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |