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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| comprise | to be made up of |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| haphazard | marked by lack of plan, order, or direction |
| ardor | an often restless or transitory warmth of feeling |
| peddle | to travel about with wares for sale |
| collation | a light meal allowed on fast days in place of lunch or supper |
| reputed | having a good repute : reputable |
| stump | the basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed |
| raspy | harsh |
| sluggish | averse to activity or exertion : indolent |