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 |
|---|---|
| dissuade | to advise (a person) against something |
| berate | to scold or condemn vehemently and at length |
| vehement | marked by forceful energy : powerful |
| submerge | to put under water |
| champion | a winner of first prize or first place in competition |
| compost | a mixture that consists largely of decayed organic matter and is used for fertilizing and conditioning land |
| lofty | elevated in character and spirit : noble |
| occlude | to close up or block off : obstruct |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| fresco | the art of painting on freshly spread moist lime plaster with water-based pigments |