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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| consensus | general agreement : unanimity |
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| fraught | full of or accompanied by something specified |
| staccato | cut short or apart in performing : disconnected |
| seethe | to suffer violent internal excitement |
| repast | something taken as food : meal |
| quietude | a quiet state : repose |
| abscission | the act or process of cutting off : removal |
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