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 |
|---|---|
| slake | subside |
| docile | easily taught |
| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
| quirk | an abrupt twist or curve |
| advocate | one who defends or maintains a cause or proposal |
| accelerate | to move faster : to gain speed |
| defile | to make unclean or impure: such as |
| consolidation | the act or process of consolidating : the state of being consolidated |
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
| exposure | the fact or condition of being exposed: such as |