GRE Word List

APPEASE

pacify

The meaning of the word appease is pacify.

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breadthdistance from side to side : width
pretexta purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs
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talismanan object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune
cataclysmflood
effaceto eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface
flinchto withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince
latchto lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms
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introspectivecharacterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection