Sentence:  But these answers did not <WSD>mollify</WSD> Grassley. Specifically, he objected to Abedin's becoming an S.G.E., because he believed she provided no irreplaceable expertise and therefore her designation as one had violated Congress's intent when it created the program, in 1962. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To appease (anger), pacify, gain the good will of.