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

WordMeaning
abstainto choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice
ravenousrapacious
impalpableincapable of being felt by touch : intangible
academicof, relating to, or associated with an academy or school especially of higher learning
lasciviousfilled with or showing sexual desire : lewd
morguea place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy
moltenfused or liquefied by heat : melted
reminiscenceapprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence
reconcileto restore to friendship or harmony
admonishto indicate duties or obligations to