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 |
|---|---|
| devolve | to pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another |
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |
| inveterate | confirmed in a habit : habitual |
| fetid | having a heavy offensive smell |
| adhere | to hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing |
| optimum | the amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end |
| skittish | lively or frisky in action : capricious |
| gamut | the whole series of recognized musical notes |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
| doctrinaire | stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations |