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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steadfast | firmly fixed in place : immovable |
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bilk | to block the free development of : frustrate |
decry | to depreciate (something, such as a coin) officially or publicly |
depose | to remove from a throne or other high position |
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inquisitive | given to examination or investigation |
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