GRE Word List
MITIGATE
to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify
The meaning of the word mitigate is to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vituperative | uttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse |
| acuity | keenness of perception |
| proliferate | to grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring |
| exigency | that which is required in a particular situation |
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
| tirade | a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language |
| zeal | eagerness and ardent interest in pursuit of something : fervor |
| talisman | an object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune |
| bent | unenclosed grassland |
| demolition | the act of demolishing |