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 |
|---|---|
| tawny | of the color tawny |
| headfirst | with the head foremost |
| foul | offensive to the senses : loathsome |
| analogy | a comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect |
| gambol | to skip about in play : frisk |
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| polemical | of, relating to, or being a polemic : controversial |
| misogynist | a person who hates or discriminates against women : a misogynistic person |
| replenish | to fill or build up again |
| roil | to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of |