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 |
|---|---|
| plebiscite | a vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler |
| fauna | animal life |
| analgesia | insensibility to pain without loss of consciousness |
| serenity | the quality or state of being serene |
| molten | fused or liquefied by heat : melted |
| premise | a proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference |
| implausible | not plausible : provoking disbelief |
| elysian | of or relating to Elysium |
| disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |
| obese | having excessive body fat |