GRE重点词汇解析：palliate

　　palliate: 缓和;To make less severe or intense; mitigate

　　(v.) to alleviate or ease pain but not cure; to make appear less serious

　　The medication will help palliate the pain.

　　The lawyer attempted to palliate the offense to the jury.

　　Palliate <> intensify

　　palliate : propitiate = w

　　palliative : mitigate = encumbrance : hinder 缓解:缓和=妨碍:阻碍

　　symptom : palliative = pain : analgesic 症状:缓和的=疼痛:止痛的 (B is a drug to mollify A)

　　symptom : palliative = sensation : anesthetic

　　palliative : mitigate = encumbrance : hinder

　　palliative : mitigate = cumbersome : hinder 减轻的：减轻= 麻烦的：阻碍

　　palliative : symptom = analgesic : pain 缓解剂消除症状=镇痛剂消除疼痛

　　palliative..... curative (2011.06)

　　VITUPERATIVE : REVILE 责骂的：斥责

　　(A) palliative : mollify减轻的：减轻、平息

　　(B) corrosive : restore腐蚀的：归还

　　(C) elusive : search难懂得：搜索

　　(D) incisive : sharpen深刻的、尖锐的：尖锐

　　(E) N/A