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
effeteno longer fertile
canvassto go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments
witticisma cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark
encircleto form a circle around : surround
arablefit for or used for the growing of crops
cringeto recoil in distaste
vernalof, relating to, or occurring in the spring
illuminateto supply or brighten with light
uxoriousexcessively fond of or submissive to a wife
gleama transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light