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 |
|---|---|
| potable | suitable for drinking |
| fractious | tending to be troublesome : unruly |
| miscellaneous | consisting of diverse things or members : heterogeneous |
| discrete | constituting a separate entity : individually distinct |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| supplicant | one who supplicates |
| contiguous | being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point |
| plutocracy | government by the wealthy |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| swarthy | of a dark color, complexion, or cast |