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PROPITIATIVE
propitiative, propitiatory
(adjective) intended to reconcile or appease; “sent flowers as a propitiatory gesture”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
propitiative (comparative more propitiative, superlative most propitiative)
Serving to, or intended to, propitiate; propitiatory, reconciliatory
Source: Wiktionary
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VOLATILE
(noun) a volatile substance; a substance that changes readily from solid or liquid to a vapor; “it was heated to evaporate the volatiles”
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