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
resplendentshining brilliantly : characterized by a glowing splendor
unassumingnot assuming : modest
swaggerto conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner
nostruma medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness
jocularsaid or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful
lingerto be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry
compensatoryto be equivalent to : counterbalance
evinceto constitute outward evidence of
dispiritedto deprive of morale or enthusiasm
poseura person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person