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
hewto cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument
compensatoryto be equivalent to : counterbalance
complaisantmarked by an inclination to please or oblige
evasivetending or intended to evade : equivocal
transcendentaltranscendent
atoneto make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome
zealota zealous person
salvagecompensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck
gastronomythe art or science of good eating
militantengaged in warfare or combat : fighting