GRE Word List
MOLLIFY
to soothe in temper or disposition : appease
The meaning of the word mollify is to soothe in temper or disposition : appease.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| arcane | known or knowable only to a few people : secret |
| foil | to prevent from attaining an end : defeat |
| parsimony | the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift |
| brazen | made of brass |
| concentric | having a common center |
| penitent | feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant |
| clot | a portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum) |
| compulsion | an act of compelling |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |