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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| carat | a unit of fineness for gold equal to ¹/₂₄ part of pure gold in an alloy |
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| bureaucracy | a body of nonelected government officials |
| protrude | to jut out from the surrounding surface or context |
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| dispatch | to send off or away with promptness or speed |
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