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 |
|---|---|
| grueling | trying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing |
| orgy | secret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing |
| prototype | an original model on which something is patterned : archetype |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| conclave | a private meeting or secret assembly |
| aristocracy | government by the best individuals or by a small privileged class |
| amphitheater | an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles |
| tractable | capable of being easily led, taught, or controlled : docile |
| wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| fraught | full of or accompanied by something specified |