GRE Word List

APPEASE

pacify

The meaning of the word appease is pacify.

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WordMeaning
abashto destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert
writheto twist into coils or folds
translucentpermitting the passage of light:
belligerentinclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness
interminablehaving or seeming to have no end
infiltrateto enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes
pervasiveexisting in or spreading through every part of something
backslideto lapse morally or in the practice of religion
indicessigns; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index
cloistera monastic establishment