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).

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WordMeaning
seminaryan environment in which something originates and from which it is propagated
tightwada close or miserly person
maimto mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously
blunthaving an edge or point that is not sharp
alimentaryof or relating to nourishment or nutrition
acutecharacterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset
connivancethe act of conniving
resurrectto raise from the dead
antiquityancient times
swindlerto obtain money or property by fraud or deceit