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 |
|---|---|
| flay | to strip off the skin or surface of : skin |
| bicker | petulant quarreling : altercation |
| cohorts | companion |
| venial | of a kind that can be remitted : forgivable |
| insularity | characteristic of an isolated people |
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
| abusive | using harsh, insulting language |
| overwhelm | upset |
| repine | to feel or express dejection or discontent : complain |
| blandishment | something that tends to coax or cajole : allurement |