pale, a. pallid, wan, [colorless], [ghastly], blanched, cadaverous, etiolate, [ashy]; [dim], [faint], indistinct, [obscure]. Antonyms: [ruddy], buxom, flushed, blowzed.
pale, n. [picket]; [boundary], [limit], [confine], [fence]; [inclosure].
paleness, n. pallidness, pallor, wanness, colorlessness, etiolation.
pall, v. [cloy], sate, [satiate], [surfeit], [glut].
palled, a. surfeited, satiated.
palliate, v. [excuse], apologize for, gloss [over], extenuate; [moderate], [mitigate], [temper].
palliation, n. extenuation, glossing [over], [excuse], [apology]; [moderation], [mitigation], [alleviation].
palliative, a. lenitive, [mitigative], palliatory, apologetic, extenuating.
pamper, v. [overfeed], feed luxuriously; [indulge], [gratify], [spoil], [cocker].