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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WordMeaning
ironythe use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning
ruminateto go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly
putridbeing in a state of putrefaction : rotten
reprisea musical repetition:
stemthe main trunk of a plant
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nourishmentfood
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theoreticalexisting only in theory : hypothetical
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