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 |
|---|---|
| snivel | to run at the nose |
| trek | to make one's way arduously |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| epilogue | a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work |
| retain | to keep in possession or use |
| lackluster | lacking in sheen, brilliance, or vitality : dull |
| conviction | the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law |
| axiom | a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate |
| gull | any of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae) |
| requisite | needed for a particular purpose : essential |