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 |
|---|---|
| irrepressible | impossible to repress, restrain, or control |
| percussion | the act of percussing: such as |
| caustic | capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive |
| legislature | a body of persons having the power to legislate |
| collected | gathered together |
| gist | essence; main point; substance |
| inconsistency | an instance of being inconsistent |
| courier | messenger |
| perdition | eternal damnation |
| dubious | unsettled in opinion : doubtful |