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

WordMeaning
benefitsomething that produces good or helpful results or effects or that promotes well-being : advantage
desperatehaving lost hope
annexto attach as a quality, consequence, or condition
conjureto charge or entreat earnestly or solemnly
prodigiouscausing amazement or wonder
eulogistica commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased
mammalany of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans
rustleto make or cause a rustle
dulltedious
dissembleto hide under a false appearance