GRE Word List

APPEASE

pacify

The meaning of the word appease is pacify.

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WordMeaning
raconteura person who excels in telling anecdotes
furoran angry or maniacal fit : rage
tendentiousmarked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased
manifestationthe act, process, or an instance of manifesting
slighthaving a slim or delicate build : not stout or massive in body
phariseea member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law
squalorthe quality or state of being squalid
poignancythe quality or state of being poignant
debarto bar from having or doing something : preclude
prolongto lengthen in time : continue