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 |
|---|---|
| incontinent | not continent: such as |
| musky | having an odor of or resembling musk |
| citadel | a fortress that commands (see command |
| steep | lofty |
| cadaver | a dead body |
| suppress | to put down by authority or force : subdue |
| emulate | to strive to equal or excel |
| tyro | a beginner in learning : novice |
| compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |
| stump | the basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed |