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
secta dissenting or schismatic religious body
cloistera monastic establishment
hiatusa break in or as if in a material object : gap
eerieso mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine
wispya small handful (as of hay or straw)
opiatean alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance
extrapolationto predict by projecting past experience or known data
immunenot susceptible or responsive
hauntto visit often : frequent
irresoluteuncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating