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
rudimentaryconsisting in first principles : fundamental
contendto strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle
vendettablood feud
insightfulexhibiting or characterized by insight
ineptgenerally incompetent : bungling
begrudgeto give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure
libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity
economythe structure or conditions of economic life in a country, area, or period
gorycovered with gore : bloodstained
presagesomething that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen