GRE Word List
PLACATE
to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease
The meaning of the word placate is to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sovereignty | supreme power especially over a body politic |
| document | proof |
| recurrent | running or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course |
| expropriate | to deprive of possession or proprietary rights |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| piebald | composed of incongruous parts |
| upbraid | to criticize severely : find fault with |
| zest | a piece of the peel of a citrus fruit (such as an orange or lemon) used as flavoring |
| yokel | a naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town |
| compunction | anxiety arising from awareness of guilt |