GRE Word List

GENTILITY

the condition of belonging to the gentry

The meaning of the word gentility is the condition of belonging to the gentry.

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WordMeaning
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fleckstreak
corollarya proposition (see proposition
relevanthaving significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand
balefuldeadly or pernicious in influence
cremateto subject to cremation
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