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 |
|---|---|
| swelter | to suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat |
| canto | one of the major divisions of a long poem |
| wither | to become dry and sapless |
| buttress | a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building |
| usury | the lending of money with an interest charge for its use |
| touchy | marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation |
| protean | of or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms |
| hoard | a supply or fund stored up and often hidden away |
| bizarre | strikingly out of the ordinary: such as |
| sham | a trick that deludes : hoax |