After months of debate, the committee finally managed to reconcile their conflicting views on the new zoning policy.
经过数月的争论,委员会最终设法调和了他们对新分区政策的相互冲突的观点。
The opening chapter of the novel describes a neglected, weed-choked garden; that same garden reappears in the final chapter, now carefully tended, after the protagonist has reconciled with her estranged sister.
From a Text Structure and Purpose question · Craft and Structure
Which choice best defines “reconcile”?
C — Restore friendly relations; settle. “reconcile” means restore friendly relations; settle.
Which word means “restore friendly relations; settle”?
A — reconcile. “reconcile” means restore friendly relations; settle.
reconcile — restore friendly relations; settle. In Chinese: 调和,和解.
reconcile is pronounced /ˈrekənsaɪl/.
After months of debate, the committee finally managed to reconcile their conflicting views on the new zoning policy. (经过数月的争论,委员会最终设法调和了他们对新分区政策的相互冲突的观点。)
harmonize, settle, resolve — all close in meaning to reconcile (restore friendly relations; settle).
estrange, alienate — each the opposite of reconcile (restore friendly relations; settle).
Yes. reconcile is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
re(again)+concile(make consistent)