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 |
|---|---|
| ambrosia | the food of the Greek and Roman gods |
| irresolute | uncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating |
| pique | to excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff |
| stagnant | not flowing in a current or stream |
| sovereignty | supreme power especially over a body politic |
| indomitable | incapable of being subdued : unconquerable |
| doff | to remove (an article of wear) from the body |
| primary | first in order of time or development : primitive |
| log | a usually bulky piece or length of a cut or fallen tree |
| debunk | to expose the sham (see sham |