GRE重點詞匯解析：palliate

　　palliate: 緩和;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 緩解:緩和=妨礙:阻礙

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

　　symptom : palliative = sensation : anesthetic

　　palliative : mitigate = encumbrance : hinder

　　palliative : mitigate = cumbersome : hinder 減輕的：減輕= 麻煩的：阻礙

　　palliative : symptom = analgesic : pain 緩解劑消除癥狀=鎮(zhèn)痛劑消除疼痛

　　palliative..... curative (2011.06)

　　VITUPERATIVE : REVILE 責罵的：斥責

　　(A) palliative : mollify減輕的：減輕、平息

　　(B) corrosive : restore腐蝕的：歸還

　　(C) elusive : search難懂得：搜索

　　(D) incisive : sharpen深刻的、尖銳的：尖銳

　　(E) N/A