GRE vocabulary

Palliative

Relieving pain or alleviating a problem without dealing with the underlying cause; a remedy that offers temporary relief.

Example

"The doctor prescribed a palliative treatment to ease the patient's discomfort, but warned that it wouldn't cure the disease."

From Latin 'palliatus' (cloaked, concealed), from 'pallium' (cloak).

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