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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| promote | to advance in station, rank, or honor : raise |
| liaison | a binding or thickening agent used in cooking |
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |
| memorialize | to address or petition by a memorial |
| sphinx-like | enigmatic; mysterious |
| requisite | needed for a particular purpose : essential |
| tawny | of the color tawny |
| 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 |
| hone | to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone |
| ratify | to approve and sanction formally : confirm |