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 |
|---|---|
| benediction | the invocation (see invocation |
| pulse | the regular expansion of an artery caused by the ejection of blood into the arterial system by the contractions of the heart |
| effectual | producing or able to produce a desired effect |
| minion | a servile dependent, follower, or underling |
| pell-mell | in mingled confusion or disorder |
| havoc | wide and general destruction : devastation |
| facet | any of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration) |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| adventitious | coming from another source and not inherent or innate |
| penury | a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) |