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

WordMeaning
accedeto express approval or give consent : to agree to a request or demand
coagulateto cause to become viscous or thickened into a coherent mass : curdle
controvertto dispute or oppose by reasoning
draconianof, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him
annuitya sum of money payable yearly or at other regular intervals
passiveacted upon by an external agency
restivestubbornly resisting control : balky
wadeto step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air
deleteriousharmful often in a subtle or unexpected way
emancipateto free from restraint, control, or the power of another