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 |
|---|---|
| resourceful | able to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means |
| dissension | disagreement |
| distinct | distinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete |
| forestall | to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures |
| bifurcated | divided into two branches or parts |
| genus | a class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic |
| ecosystem | the complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit |
| pine | any of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals |
| spendthrift | a person who spends improvidently or wastefully |
| exigency | that which is required in a particular situation |