GRE Word List
APPEASE
pacify
The meaning of the word appease is pacify.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sacrilegious | committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object |
| oust | to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity |
| outfit | the act of fitting out or equipping (as for a voyage or expedition) |
| vicar | an ecclesiastical agent: such as |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| zealot | a zealous person |
| favoritism | the showing of special favor : partiality |
| saboteur | one that practices sabotage |
| temporize | to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion |