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 |
|---|---|
| expurgate | to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous |
| beneficial | producing good results or helpful effects : conferring benefits (see benefit |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| foul | offensive to the senses : loathsome |
| gale | a strong current of air: |
| repress | to check by or as if by pressure : curb |
| unbridled | unrestrained |
| recluse | marked by withdrawal from society : solitary |
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| guffaw | a loud or boisterous burst of laughter |