GRE Word List
APPEASE
pacify
The meaning of the word appease is pacify.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fallacious | embodying a fallacy |
| outmoded | not being in style |
| vassal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant |
| mollycoddle | to treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention |
| cavil | to raise trivial and frivolous objection |
| opportune | suitable or convenient for a particular occurrence |
| contrivance | a thing contrived |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| bevy | a large group or collection |
| reactionary | relating to, marked by, or favoring reaction |