GRE Word List
APPEASE
pacify
The meaning of the word appease is pacify.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| contrived | having an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial |
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| tacit | expressed or carried on without words or speech |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| epilogue | a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work |
| distend | extend |
| exorbitant | not coming within the scope of the law |
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |
| prodigal | characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish |
| coquette | a woman who endeavors without sincere affection to gain the attention and admiration of men |