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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| snip | a small piece that is snipped off |
| feud | a mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate |
| punctilious | marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions |
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
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| efficacy | the power to produce an effect |
| sensitization | the action or process of sensitizing |
| dys- | abnormal |
| sylvan | one that frequents groves or woods |