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 |
|---|---|
| impetus | a driving force : impulse |
| tantamount | equivalent in value, significance, or effect |
| agape | wide open : gaping |
| entomology | a branch of zoology that deals with insects |
| contravene | to go or act contrary to : violate |
| labile | readily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable |
| exigency | that which is required in a particular situation |
| cleft | a space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure |
| vain | having or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited |
| obnoxious | odiously or disgustingly objectionable : highly offensive |