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 |
|---|---|
| bicameral | having, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber |
| meek | enduring injury with patience and without resentment : mild |
| coup | a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'Γ©tat |
| determinate | having defined limits |
| perforate | to make a hole through |
| retiring | reserved |
| audit | a formal examination of an organization's or individual's accounts or financial situation |
| arrogance | an attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions |
| sloth | disinclination to action or labor : indolence |
| fringe | an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band |