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 |
|---|---|
| blues | low spirits : melancholy |
| recidivism | a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior |
| elated | marked by high spirits : exultant |
| primary | first in order of time or development : primitive |
| potential | existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality |
| doom | a law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England |
| laud | praise |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| obdurate | stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing |
| traverse | to go or travel across or over |