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 |
|---|---|
| prattle | prate |
| bog | wet spongy ground |
| sway | the action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion |
| refurbish | to brighten or freshen up : renovate |
| obtuse | not pointed or acute : blunt |
| predator | an organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation |
| herbivorous | feeding on plants |
| haggard | not tamed |
| exact | to call for forcibly or urgently and obtain |
| prance | to spring from the hind legs or move by so doing |