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 |
|---|---|
| monotheism | the doctrine or belief that there is but one God |
| stagnant | not flowing in a current or stream |
| fictitious | of, relating to, or characteristic of fiction : imaginary |
| capacity | legal competency (see competence |
| urgent | calling for immediate attention : pressing |
| tact | a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense |
| pristine | belonging to the earliest period or state : original |
| guise | a form or style of dress : costume |
| impalpable | incapable of being felt by touch : intangible |
| interminable | having or seeming to have no end |