palliation
— Noun
– English
~ to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious
palliative
— Noun
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~ remedy that alleviates pain without curing
palliative
— Adjective
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~ moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear
pallid bat
— Noun
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~ drab yellowish big-eared bat that lives in caves
pallid
— Adjective
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~ lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness; "a pale rendition of the aria"; "pale prose with the faint sweetness of lavender"; "a pallid performance"
pallid
— Adjective
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~ (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble; "the pale light of a half moon"; "a pale sun"; "the late afternoon light coming through the el tracks fell in pale oblongs on the street"; "a pallid sky"; "the pale (or wan) stars"; "the wan light of dawn"
pallid
— Adjective
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~ abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress; "the pallid face of the invalid"; "her wan face suddenly flushed"
pallidity
— Noun
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~ being deficient in color
pallidly
— Adverb
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~ in a manner lacking interest or vitality; "a palely entertaining show"
pallidness
— Noun
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~ unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress)
pallidum
— Noun
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~ the inner pale yellow part of the lenticular nucleus
pallium
— Noun
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~ (Roman Catholic Church) vestment consisting of a band encircling the shoulders with two lappets hanging in front and back
pallium
— Noun
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~ the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum
pallium
— Noun
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~ cloak or mantle worn by men in ancient Rome
pallium
— Noun
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~ (zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell
pallone
— Noun
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~ an Italian game similar to tennis
pallor
— Noun
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~ unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress)
pally
— Adjective
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~ (used colloquially) having the relationship of friends or pals
palm family
— Noun
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~ chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines usually having a tall columnar trunk bearing a crown of very large leaves; coextensive with the order Palmales
palm
— Noun
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~ any plant of the family Palmae having an unbranched trunk crowned by large pinnate or palmate leaves