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 |
|---|---|
| artery | any of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body |
| trifling | lacking in significance or solid worth: such as |
| maraud | to roam about and raid in search of plunder |
| analgesic | an agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia |
| polar | of or relating to a geographic pole or the region around it |
| pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |
| throb | to pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity |
| covenant | a usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement : compact |
| feint | something feigned |
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |