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 |
|---|---|
| ignominy | deep personal humiliation and disgrace |
| exegesis | exposition |
| apostate | one who commits apostasy |
| affront | to insult especially to the face by behavior or language |
| aphasia | loss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage (as from a stroke, head injury, or infection) |
| disproportion | lack of proportion, symmetry, or proper relation : disparity |
| capitulate | to surrender often after negotiation of terms |
| libertine | a freethinker especially in religious matters |
| novice | a person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community |
| herbivorous | feeding on plants |