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 |
|---|---|
| synthetic | relating to or involving synthesis : not analytic |
| acerbity | the quality of being acerbic |
| lateral | of or relating to the side |
| muster | a representative specimen (see specimen |
| multiplicity | the quality or state of being multiple or various |
| olfactory | of or relating to the sense of smell |
| sullen | gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed |
| confidential | marked by intimacy or willingness to confide |
| recess | the action of receding : recession |
| inequity | injustice |