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 |
|---|---|
| low | having a small upward extension or elevation |
| evasive | tending or intended to evade : equivocal |
| loiter | to delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle |
| grumble | to mutter in discontent |
| coma | a state of profound unconsciousness caused by disease, injury, or poison |
| leaven | a substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid |
| aberrant | deviating from the usual or natural type : atypical |
| defer | put off |
| culprit | one accused of or charged with a crime |
| ideology | a manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture |