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 |
|---|---|
| crescendo | a gradual increase |
| unassuming | not assuming : modest |
| nascent | coming or having recently come into existence |
| acquiesce | to accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively |
| outcast | one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah |
| caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |
| brag | a pompous or boastful statement |
| olfactory | of or relating to the sense of smell |
| debonair | suave |
| beset | to set or stud with or as if with ornaments |