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 |
|---|---|
| capacious | containing or capable of containing a great deal |
| anachronism | an error in chronology |
| kinetic | of or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith |
| dismantle | to disconnect the pieces of |
| spare | not being used |
| calamity | a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering |
| natation | the action or art of swimming |
| labile | readily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable |
| interdict | a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district |
| fallow | of a light yellowish-brown color |