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).

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WordMeaning
stunto make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze
suppliantsupplicant
carcinogenicproducing or tending to produce cancer
demographicthe statistical characteristics of human populations (such as age or income) used especially to identify markets
patriciana member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome
universalincluding or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception
supinelying on the back or with the face upward
inhibitedto prohibit from doing something
ominousbeing or exhibiting an omen : portentous
enraptureto fill with delight