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 |
|---|---|
| demean | to lower in character, status, or reputation |
| bugaboo | an imaginary object of fear |
| camaraderie | a spirit of friendly good-fellowship |
| disinclination | a preference for avoiding something : slight aversion |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| optional | involving an option : not compulsory |
| exonerate | to relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship |
| dote | to exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage |
| espionage | the practice of spying or using spies to obtain information about the plans and activities especially of a foreign government or a competing company |
| ovoid | resembling an egg in shape : ovate |