GRE Word List
RECONCILE
to restore to friendship or harmony
The meaning of the word reconcile is to restore to friendship or harmony.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| boisterous | noisily turbulent : rowdy |
| suavity | smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated |
| slew | a large number |
| illusory | based on or producing illusion : deceptive |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| refectory | a dining hall (as in a monastery or college) |
| rile | to make agitated and angry : upset |
| garnish | decorate |
| buxom | vigorously or healthily plump |
| gauche | lacking social experience or grace |