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 |
|---|---|
| miscreant | unbelieving |
| askew | out of line : at an angle |
| maroon | a dark red |
| connivance | the act of conniving |
| pen | to shut in or as if in a pen |
| decorum | literary and dramatic propriety : fitness |
| monochromatic | having or consisting of one color or hue |
| deliberate | to think about or discuss issues and decisions carefully |
| curb | an edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter |
| buttress | a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building |