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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marsupialany of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young
factiona party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique
pranktrick
unrequitednot requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind
opportunesuitable or convenient for a particular occurrence
papyrusa tall perennial sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley
extortto obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring
canarda false or unfounded report or story
recidivisma tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior
foreshadowto represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure