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
deliriuman acute (see acute
spurnto reject with disdain or contempt : scorn
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breachinfraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard
nondescriptbelonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described
manifoldmarked by diversity or variety
circumspectcareful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent
armadaa fleet of warships
somnolentof a kind likely to induce sleep