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 |
|---|---|
| sleight | deceitful craftiness |
| kernel | the inner softer part of a seed, fruit stone, or nut |
| avow | to declare assuredly |
| calligraphy | artistic, stylized, or elegant handwriting or lettering |
| lush | growing vigorously especially with luxuriant foliage |
| apothegm | a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism |
| verge | brink |
| menial | a person doing menial work |
| sham | a trick that deludes : hoax |
| painstaking | taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort |