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 |
|---|---|
| imperil | to bring into peril : endanger |
| bearing | the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| heinous | hatefully or shockingly evil : abominable |
| dissimulate | to hide under a false appearance |
| nourish | nurture |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| carcinogenic | producing or tending to produce cancer |
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |
| capsize | to cause to overturn |