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 |
|---|---|
| premise | a proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference |
| exasperate | to cause irritation or annoyance to |
| malapropos | in an inappropriate or inopportune way |
| tribulation | distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution |
| laborious | involving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous |
| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |
| engaged | involved in activity : occupied |
| quarry | game |
| lachrymose | given to tears or weeping : tearful |
| leery | suspicious |