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 |
|---|---|
| mortician | undertaker |
| insatiable | incapable of being satisfied : quenchless |
| orient | to direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group |
| prologue | the preface or introduction to a literary work |
| bigot | a person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices |
| fluency | the quality or state of being fluent |
| putative | commonly accepted or supposed |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| malcontent | a discontented person: |
| refuse | to express oneself as unwilling to accept |