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 |
|---|---|
| adventitious | coming from another source and not inherent or innate |
| imbibe | drink |
| disenfranchise | to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity |
| gauche | lacking social experience or grace |
| satellite | a celestial body orbiting another of larger size |
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
| truculence | the quality or state of being truculent |
| heterodox | contrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox |
| bohemian | a native or inhabitant of Bohemia |
| relevant | having significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand |