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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| salutary | producing a beneficial effect : remedial |
| touchy | marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation |
| venal | capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable |
| cumbersome | unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk |
| benevolent | marked by or disposed to doing good |
| intractable | not easily governed, managed, or directed |
| inquisitor | one who inquires or makes inquisition |
| terrestrial | of or relating to the earth or its inhabitants |
| ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |
| petulant | insolent or rude in speech or behavior |