GRE Word List

PROPITIOUS

favorably disposed : benevolent

The meaning of the word propitious is favorably disposed : benevolent.

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agrarianof or relating to fields or lands or their tenure
nurturetraining
corpusthe body of a human or animal especially when dead
hallucinationa sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine)
nutritiousnourishing
protrudeto jut out from the surrounding surface or context
dispelto drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate
creepto move along with the body prone and close to the ground
dispiritedto deprive of morale or enthusiasm
maleficentworking or productive of harm or evil : baleful