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 |
|---|---|
| prepossessing | creating prejudice |
| usury | the lending of money with an interest charge for its use |
| suffuse | to spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush |
| courier | messenger |
| ingenue | a naive girl or young woman |
| preamble | an introductory statement |
| chisel | a metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal) |
| riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |
| inquisitor | one who inquires or makes inquisition |
| emaciated | very thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness |