GRE Word List
PROPITIATE
appease; conciliate; make peaceful; ADJ. propitiatory
The meaning of the word propitiate is appease; conciliate; make peaceful; ADJ. propitiatory.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| taper | very thin candle; gradual decrease in the width of a long object; V. make or become gradually narrower toward one end |
| paean | song of praise or joy; Ex. paeans celebrating the victory |
| idiosyncrasy | individual trait usually odd in nature; behavioral peculiarity; eccentricity; attitude, behavior, or opinion peculiar to a person; anything highly individual or eccentric; ADJ. idiosyncratic |
| breadth | width; extent |
| mass | Christian religious ceremony; CF. Mass: ceremony of the Eucharist |
| repast | meal; feast; banquet |
| narrative | related to telling a story; N: narrated account; story; V. narrate: tell (a story); CF. narration |
| discerning | mentally quick and observant; having insight; perceptive; able to make good judgments; V. discern: perceive |
| significant | expressing a meaning; important; Ex. significant smile; N. significance: importance; meaning; V. signify: denote; mean; signal; make known; matter; be significant |
| dispassionate | calm; impartial; not influenced by personal feelings |