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 |
|---|---|
| venal | capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable |
| decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth man of |
| jurisdiction | the power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law |
| cerebral | of or relating to the brain or the intellect |
| spate | freshet |
| valid | having legal efficacy or force |
| cataclysm | flood |
| credential | warranting credit or confidence |
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| ambiguous | doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness |