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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| attribute | a quality, character, or characteristic ascribed to someone or something |
| prosperous | auspicious |
| mundane | of, relating to, or characteristic of the world |
| inimitable | not capable of being imitated : matchless |
| appropriate | especially suitable or compatible : fitting |
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| largess | liberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior |
| remorse | a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach |
| lechery | inordinate (see inordinate |