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 |
|---|---|
| palpable | capable of being touched or felt : tangible |
| gambol | to skip about in play : frisk |
| representational | one that represents: such as |
| ransack | to look through thoroughly in often a rough way |
| relish | characteristic flavor |
| rumble | to make a low heavy rolling sound |
| adulterate | to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element |
| hummock | a rounded knoll or hillock |
| suavity | smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated |
| amenable | liable to be brought to account : answerable |