GRE Word List
PACIFY
to allay the anger or agitation of : soothe
The meaning of the word pacify is to allay the anger or agitation of : soothe.
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animus | a usually prejudiced and often spiteful or malevolent ill will |
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demoniac | possessed or influenced by a demon |
impair | to diminish in function, ability, or quality : to weaken or make worse |
conceit | favorable opinion |
grumble | to mutter in discontent |
rejoinder | the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication |
embed | to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix |
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