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 |
|---|---|
| platonic | of, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or Platonism |
| rummage | to make a thorough search or investigation |
| verbiage | a profusion of words usually of little or obscure content |
| obeisance | a movement of the body made in token of respect or submission : bow |
| doddering | feeble |
| maculated | marked with spots : blotched |
| accord | to grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned |
| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |
| sinuous | of a serpentine or wavy form : winding |
| maim | to mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously |