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 |
|---|---|
| appurtenances | accessory objects |
| magnanimity | the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity |
| malignant | tending to produce death or deterioration |
| centrifuge | a machine using centrifugal force for separating substances of different densities, for removing moisture, or for simulating gravitational effects |
| privy | private |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| facsimile | an exact copy |
| poseur | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person |
| projectile | a body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia |
| bandy | to discuss lightly or banteringly |