GRE Word List

APPEASE

pacify

The meaning of the word appease is pacify.

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cordialshowing or marked by warm and often hearty friendliness, favor, or approval
compulsorymandatory
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busta sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast
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tonsurethe Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head