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 |
|---|---|
| felicity | the quality or state of being happy |
| regiment | a military unit consisting usually of a number of battalions |
| quagmire | soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot |
| mountebank | a person who sells quack medicines from a platform |
| remit | to lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly |
| tantrum | a fit of bad temper |
| requisite | needed for a particular purpose : essential |
| blasphemy | the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God |
| blatant | noisy especially in a vulgar or offensive manner : clamorous |
| libel | a written statement in which a plaintiff in certain courts sets forth the cause of action or the relief sought |