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 |
|---|---|
| benediction | the invocation (see invocation |
| primp | to dress, adorn, or arrange in a careful or finicky manner |
| interdict | a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district |
| leery | suspicious |
| obstreperous | marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness : clamorous |
| puny | slight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak |
| rotund | marked by roundness : rounded |
| lewd | obscene |
| incite | to move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on |
| decipher | decode |