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 |
|---|---|
| expository | of, relating to, or containing exposition |
| requisite | needed for a particular purpose : essential |
| catholic | roman catholic |
| indemnify | to secure against hurt, loss, or damage |
| languid | drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak |
| profligate | wildly extravagant |
| nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |
| billow | wave |
| discernible | able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned |
| brusque | markedly short and abrupt |