GRE Word List
PROPITIATE
to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease
The meaning of the word propitiate is to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pseudonym | a fictitious name |
| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |
| trite | hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original |
| murky | characterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke |
| interregnum | the time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes |
| inept | generally incompetent : bungling |
| proscenium | the stage of an ancient Greek or Roman theater |
| lustrous | reflecting light evenly and efficiently without glitter or sparkle |
| repine | to feel or express dejection or discontent : complain |
| amble | to go at or as if at an easy gait : saunter |