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 |
|---|---|
| supplicate | to make a humble entreaty |
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| gargantuan | tremendous in size, volume, or degree : gigantic |
| remote | separated by an interval or space greater than usual |
| discretion | individual choice or judgment |
| cataclysm | flood |
| painstaking | taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort |
| credulity | readiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence |
| incorporate | to unite or work into something already existent so as to form an indistinguishable whole |
| nominal | of, relating to, or being a noun or a word or expression taking a noun construction |