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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |
| impinge | encroach |
| humid | containing or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressive |
| titanic | having great magnitude, force, or power : colossal |
| selective | of, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select |
| judiciary | a system of courts of law |
| gyroscope | a wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin |
| murky | characterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke |
| provocative | serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate |
| plebiscite | a vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler |