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 |
|---|---|
| fervent | very hot : glowing |
| acclivity | an ascending slope (as of a hill) |
| flagrant | conspicuously offensive |
| malapropos | in an inappropriate or inopportune way |
| quirk | an abrupt twist or curve |
| dazzle | to lose clear vision especially from looking at bright light |
| discomfit | to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |
| blanch | to take the color out of |