GRE Word List
RECONCILE
to restore to friendship or harmony
The meaning of the word reconcile is to restore to friendship or harmony.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| forlorn | bereft |
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |
| tightwad | a close or miserly person |
| tribulation | distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution |
| unrequited | not requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind |
| taxonomist | the study of the general principles of scientific classification : systematics |
| trenchant | keen |
| stifle | to withhold from circulation or expression |
| preeminent | having paramount rank, dignity, or importance : outstanding |
| wring | to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid |