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 |
|---|---|
| amicable | characterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable |
| lachrymose | given to tears or weeping : tearful |
| deleterious | harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way |
| solecism | an ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence |
| variegated | having discrete markings of different colors |
| emend | to correct usually by textual alterations |
| hallowed | holy |
| benign | of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life |
| cession | a yielding to another : concession |
| derivative | a word formed from another word or base : a word formed by derivation |