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 |
|---|---|
| emaciated | very thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| ambiguous | doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness |
| aberrant | deviating from the usual or natural type : atypical |
| chivalrous | valiant |
| premise | a proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference |
| trivia | unimportant matters : trivial facts or details |
| compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |
| ventilate | to expose to air and especially to a current of fresh air for purifying, curing, or refreshing |
| minatory | having a menacing quality |