GRE Word List

APPEASE

pacify

The meaning of the word appease is pacify.

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WordMeaning
symbiosisthe living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism)
indeliblethat cannot be removed, washed away, or erased
gorgea narrow passage through land
avariceexcessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness
centigraderelating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point
embroilto throw into disorder or confusion
deprecateto express disapproval of
versatileembracing a variety of subjects, fields, or skills
coupa sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'état
vertigoa sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily