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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|---|---|
| dour | stern |
| ideology | a manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture |
| adversity | a state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune |
| optometrist | a specialist licensed to practice optometry compare ophthalmologist |
| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |
| orthodox | conforming to established doctrine especially in religion |
| bulwark | a solid wall-like structure raised for defense : rampart |
| aver | to declare positively |
| lectern | a stand used to support a book or script in a convenient position for a standing reader or speaker |
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