To appease the striking workers, the factory management agreed to shorten the working day by an hour.
为平息罢工工人的不满，工厂管理层同意将工作日缩短一小时。
Which choice best defines “appease”?
D — To pacify or satisfy, often by concession.. “appease” means To pacify or satisfy, often by concession..
Which word means “To pacify or satisfy, often by concession.”?
A — appease. “appease” means To pacify or satisfy, often by concession..
appease — To pacify or satisfy, often by concession.. In Chinese: 平息；姑息；满足.
appease is pronounced //əˈpiːz//.
To appease the striking workers, the factory management agreed to shorten the working day by an hour. (为平息罢工工人的不满，工厂管理层同意将工作日缩短一小时。)
pacify, mollify, placate — all close in meaning to appease (To pacify or satisfy, often by concession.).
provoke, agitate — each the opposite of appease (To pacify or satisfy, often by concession.).
Yes. appease is on the SAT Prep Difficult list — the higher-register words that decide the hard questions. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
ap- + peace(和平) → 使归于和平 → 安抚。