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 |
|---|---|
| tactful | having or showing tact |
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |
| accomplice | one associated with another especially in wrongdoing |
| incorporate | to unite or work into something already existent so as to form an indistinguishable whole |
| unassailable | not assailable : not liable to doubt, attack, or question |
| sullen | gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed |
| dismiss | to permit or cause to leave |
| compress | to press or squeeze together |
| compliant | ready or disposed to comply : submissive |
| disjunction | a sharp cleavage : disunion |