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 |
|---|---|
| coalesce | to grow together |
| inimitable | not capable of being imitated : matchless |
| irreparable | not reparable : irremediable |
| culmination | the action of culminating |
| supplicant | one who supplicates |
| mettle | vigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament |
| vigil | the act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| bluster | to talk or act with noisy swaggering threats |
| meddlesome | given to meddling |