GRE Word List
APPEASE
pacify
The meaning of the word appease is pacify.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| euthanasia | the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| agog | full of intense interest or excitement : eager |
| start | to move suddenly and violently : spring |
| machiavellian | of or relating to Machiavelli or Machiavellianism |
| gentry | upper or ruling class : aristocracy |
| veritable | being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary |
| halfhearted | lacking heart, spirit, or interest |
| reek | smoke |
| armada | a fleet of warships |