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).

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WordMeaning
induceto move by persuasion or influence
gallowsa frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged
uprightperpendicular
yena strong desire or propensity
harbingersomething that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come
suspendto debar temporarily especially from a privilege, office, or function
cholericeasily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered
irreverencelack of reverence
luxuriateto grow profusely : thrive
spliceto unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands