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 |
|---|---|
| shambles | a meat market |
| sedentary | not migratory : settled |
| acumen | keenness and depth of perception, discernment, or discrimination especially in practical matters |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| cadaver | a dead body |
| incessant | continuing or following without interruption : unceasing |
| exiguous | excessively scanty : inadequate |
| meditation | a discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation |
| wan | suggestive of poor health : sickly |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |