gruntle

v : cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of;

"She managed to mollify her angry boss" [syn: {pacify}, {lenify},

{conciliate}, {assuage}, {appease}, {mollify}, {placate},

{gentle}]

grunge

/gruhnj/ 1. That which is grungy, or that which makes it so.

2. [Cambridge] Code which is inaccessible due to changes in

other parts of the program. The preferred term in North

America is {dead code}.