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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| withstand | to stand up against : oppose with firm determination |
| inarticulate | incapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings |
| consort | associate |
| perforate | to make a hole through |
| pluck | to pull or pick off or out |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| loll | to hang loosely or laxly : droop |
| dissonance | lack of agreement |
| turpitude | inherent baseness : depravity |
| mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |