GRE Word List
PLACATE
pacify; bring peace to; conciliate; appease
The meaning of the word placate is pacify; bring peace to; conciliate; appease.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disburse | pay out (as from a fund); N. disbursement; CF. purse |
| rebuff | reject bluntly; snub; beat back; Ex. She rebuffed his invitation; N. |
| strew | spread randomly; sprinkle; scatter; Ex. flower girl strewing rose petals |
| actuary | someone who advises insurance companies |
| summation | act of finding the total; summing-up; summary (esp. one given by the judge at the end of a trial) |
| quorum | minimal number of members necessary to conduct a meeting |
| episodic | (of a story or play) loosely connected; made up of separate and loosely connected parts; N. episode: incident in the course of an experience |
| recast | reconstruct (a sentence, story, statue, etc.); fashion again |
| quagmire | bog; marsh; soft, wet, boggy land; predicament; complex or dangerous situation from which it is difficult to free oneself |
| jubilation | rejoicing; great joy |
