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 |
|---|---|
| cubicle | a sleeping compartment partitioned off from a large room |
| pell-mell | in mingled confusion or disorder |
| macerate | to cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting |
| parish | the ecclesiastical unit of area committed to one pastor |
| resign | relegate |
| maverick | an unbranded range animal |
| founder | one that founds or establishes |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| reaper | one that reaps |
| sour | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids and is characteristic of lemon juice |