GRE Word List

CONCILIATORY

intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate

The meaning of the word conciliatory is intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate.

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hoaxto trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous
ostracizeto exile by ostracism
unravelto disengage or separate the threads of : disentangle
integrateto form, coordinate, or blend into a functioning or unified whole : unite
qualmsa feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety
chaffingthe seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain
torrenta violent or forceful flow of fluid
asepticpreventing infection
perjurythe voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing
lunaticaffected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane