GRE Word List

APPEASE

pacify

The meaning of the word appease is pacify.

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WordMeaning
argotthe language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group
encroachmentto enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another
deviateto stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic
resurrectto raise from the dead
scowlto contract the brow in an expression of displeasure
deterrentserving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter
primatea bishop who has precedence in a province, a group of provinces, or a nation
exasperateto cause irritation or annoyance to
lookoutone engaged in keeping watch : watchman
instigateto goad or urge forward : provoke