GRE Word List

APPEASE

pacify

The meaning of the word appease is pacify.

Random words

WordMeaning
grouseany of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds
unrequitednot requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind
acrimoniousangry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner
obliviouslacking remembrance, memory, or mindful attention
bungleto act or work clumsily and awkwardly
tortuousmarked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : winding
kleptomaniaca person evidencing kleptomania
evenhandedfair
venialof a kind that can be remitted : forgivable
rationalean explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena