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 |
|---|---|
| initiate | to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going |
| volatile | characterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change |
| ruddy | having a healthy reddish color |
| mongrel | an individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds (see breed |
| disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |
| imprudent | not prudent : lacking discretion, wisdom, or good judgment |
| paraphernalia | the separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life |
| polar | of or relating to a geographic pole or the region around it |
| expedient | suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance |
| invidious | of an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious |