GRE Word List

APPEASE

pacify

The meaning of the word appease is pacify.

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WordMeaning
appriseto give notice to : tell
orientto direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group
petrifyto convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter
averto declare positively
meagerhaving little flesh : thin
overbearingtending to overwhelm : overpowering
parablea usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle
profligatewildly extravagant
determinationa judicial decision settling and ending a controversy
phalanxa body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files