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.

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skinflinta person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser
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caulkto stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe)
randoma haphazard course
substantivehaving substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned
vividvery strong : very high in chroma
nugatoryof little or no consequence : trifling
judicioushaving, exercising, or characterized by sound judgment
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