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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| plausible | superficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious |
| offensive | making attack : aggressive |
| fracas | a noisy quarrel : brawl |
| discretion | individual choice or judgment |
| clangor | a resounding clang or medley of clangs |
| discernible | able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned |
| despise | to look down on with disrespect or aversion |
| filch | to steal secretly or casually |
| bulwark | a solid wall-like structure raised for defense : rampart |
| devolve | to pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another |