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 |
|---|---|
| profusion | lavish expenditure : extravagance |
| irreconcilable | impossible to reconcile |
| bland | smooth and soothing in manner or quality |
| sinewy | full of sinews: such as |
| bluff | having a broad flattened front |
| bereavement | the state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone |
| remunerative | serving to remunerate |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| plausible | superficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious |
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |