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 |
|---|---|
| enhance | heighten |
| resign | relegate |
| slipshod | wearing loose shoes or slippers |
| cumulative | increasing by successive additions |
| preamble | an introductory statement |
| pose | to set forth or offer for attention or consideration |
| ductile | capable of being drawn out (see draw |
| procrastinate | to put off intentionally and habitually |
| egoism | a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action |
| indomitable | incapable of being subdued : unconquerable |