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
groucha fit of bad temper
solaceto give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console
vicissitudethe quality or state of being changeable : mutability
shuntto turn off to one side : shift
determinatehaving defined limits
fazeto disturb the composure of : disconcert
capitulateto surrender often after negotiation of terms
mottoa sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something as appropriate to or indicative of its character or use
motilitythe quality or state of being motile : capability of movement
ironythe use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning