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 |
|---|---|
| inculcate | to teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions |
| blowhard | an arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart |
| condign | deserved |
| hieroglyphic | written in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters |
| parasite | an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| extrude | to force, press, or push out |
| obstinate | stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion |
| horde | a political subdivision of central Asian nomads |
| unaccountable | not to be accounted for : inexplicable |