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 |
|---|---|
| serendipity | the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for |
| inconsequential | of no significance : unimportant |
| divulge | to make known (something, such as a confidence or secret) |
| amulet | a charm (such as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (such as disease or witchcraft) |
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
| doctrine | a principle or position or the body of principles in a branch of knowledge or system of belief : dogma |
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
| besiege | to surround with armed forces |
| panache | an ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet |
| wade | to step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air |