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 |
|---|---|
| elated | marked by high spirits : exultant |
| intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |
| emollient | making soft or supple |
| decree | an order usually having the force of law |
| disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |
| laceration | the act of lacerating |
| figurative | representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic |
| chalice | a drinking cup : goblet |
| titillate | to excite pleasurably : arouse by stimulation |
| equitable | having or exhibiting equity : dealing fairly and equally with all concerned |