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 |
|---|---|
| slake | subside |
| languid | drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak |
| besiege | to surround with armed forces |
| renovate | to restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding) |
| disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |
| attest | to affirm to be true or genuine |
| neophyte | a new convert : proselyte |
| faculty | ability |
| default | failure to do something required by duty or law : neglect |
| allege | to assert without proof or before proving |