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
undulatinghaving a wavy surface, edge, or markings
resilientcharacterized or marked by resilience: such as
saturateto satisfy fully : satiate
euphemismthe substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant
dispelto drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate
blowhardan arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart
insolencethe quality or state of being insolent
indicativeserving to indicate
compensatoryto be equivalent to : counterbalance
oddsthe probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances