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 |
|---|---|
| skittish | lively or frisky in action : capricious |
| beneficent | doing or producing good |
| spontaneity | the quality or state of being spontaneous |
| inanimate | not animate: |
| smolder | to burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke |
| convivial | relating to, occupied with, or fond of feasting, drinking, and good company |
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |
| feud | a mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate |
| remunerative | serving to remunerate |
| turgid | excessively embellished in style or language : bombastic |