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
arrhythmiclacking rhythm or regularity
mediateoccupying a middle position
fluencythe quality or state of being fluent
lagone that lags or is last
trajectorythe curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space
collaborateto work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor
latentpresent and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic
longevitya long duration of individual life
dorsalan ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar
sentimentalmarked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism