GRE Word List
APPEASE
pacify or soothe; Ex. appease a crying baby; N. appeasement
The meaning of the word appease is pacify or soothe; Ex. appease a crying baby; N. appeasement.
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| lachrymose | producing tears; tearful |
| raze | destroy completely; Ex. raze the city to the ground |
| depredation | plundering; destruction |
| libido | psychic and emotional energy or urges behind human activity; sexual desire |
| corrosive | eating away by chemicals or disease; (of language) fierce |
| schism | division into factions (esp. within a religious body); split |
| prestige | respect or admiration; impression produced by achievements or reputation; ADJ: causing admiration; ADJ. prestigious: having prestige |
| comatose | in a coma; extremely sleepy |
| fatalism | belief that events are determined by forces or fates beyond one's control; ADJ. fatalistic; CF. fatal: causing death |