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
profusionlavish expenditure : extravagance
irreconcilableimpossible to reconcile
blandsmooth and soothing in manner or quality
sinewyfull of sinews: such as
bluffhaving a broad flattened front
bereavementthe state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone
remunerativeserving to remunerate
sallowany of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark
plausiblesuperficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious
hedonista person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism