GRE Word List

PROPITIOUS

favorably disposed : benevolent

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

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WordMeaning
effectuateto cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect
assertto state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively
receptiveable or inclined to receive
alluvialrelating to, composed of, or found in alluvium
propellantcapable of propelling
adaptto make fit (as for a new use) often by modification
paeana joyous song or hymn of praise, tribute, thanksgiving, or triumph
anecdotea usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident
adventthe period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting
quellto thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity