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 |
|---|---|
| unearth | to dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume |
| minute | the 60th part of an hour of time : 60 seconds |
| presage | something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen |
| pariah | a member of a low caste of southern India |
| ratiocination | the process of exact thinking : reasoning |
| exhort | to incite by argument or advice : urge strongly |
| sound | a particular auditory impression : tone |
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |
| uninhibited | free from inhibition |
| brunt | the principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack) |