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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inordinateexceeding reasonable limits : immoderate
expansivehaving a capacity or a tendency to expand
confluencea coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point
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elaborationplanned or carried out with great care
cursiverunning
manneredhaving manners of a specified kind
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disdaina feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn
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