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 |
|---|---|
| docket | a brief written summary of a document : abstract |
| wangle | to resort to trickery or devious methods |
| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |
| spatial | relating to, occupying, or having the character of space |
| glib | showing little forethought or preparation : offhand |
| infiltrate | to enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes |
| ancestry | line of descent : lineage |
| draconian | of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him |
| vivacious | lively in temper, conduct, or spirit : sprightly |
| ape | any of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon) |