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 |
|---|---|
| suffuse | to spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush |
| equanimity | evenness of mind especially under stress |
| disparity | a noticeable and usually significant difference or dissimilarity |
| fancy | to have a fancy (see fancy |
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| constraint | the act of constraining |
| hatch | a small door or opening (as in an airplane or spaceship) |
| dabble | to work or involve oneself superficially or intermittently especially in a secondary activity or interest |
| prostrate | stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission |