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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addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
hut | an often small and temporary dwelling of simple construction : shack |
kismet | fate |
browse | to eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse |
bolster | a long pillow or cushion |
withhold | to hold back from action : check |
sybarite | voluptuary |
effete | no longer fertile |