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 |
|---|---|
| melancholy | depression of spirits : dejection |
| gobble | to swallow or eat greedily |
| scurrilous | using or given to coarse language |
| ludicrous | amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity |
| prank | trick |
| ineffectual | not producing the proper or intended effect : futile |
| habitat | the place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows |
| persist | to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning |
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |
| withdrawn | removed from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated |