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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apiculturethe keeping of bees especially on a large scale
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carnivoroussubsisting or feeding on animal tissues
ingratean ungrateful person
institutionalizeto make into an institution : give character of an institution to
pietythe quality or state of being pious: such as
panegyrica eulogistic oration or writing
functionalof, connected with, or being a function
concomitantaccompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way