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 |
|---|---|
| suffuse | to spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush |
| unanimity | the quality or state of being unanimous |
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |
| reparation | a repairing or keeping in repair |
| merger | the absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment |
| reimburse | to pay back to someone : repay |
| embed | to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix |
| steep | lofty |
| pauper | a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity |
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |