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 |
|---|---|
| simulate | to give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate |
| menial | a person doing menial work |
| enhance | heighten |
| consonance | harmony or agreement among components |
| unilateral | done or undertaken by one person or party |
| predator | an organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation |
| obfuscate | to throw into shadow : darken |
| truism | an undoubted or self-evident truth |
| robust | having or exhibiting strength or vigorous health |
| promontory | a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water |