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 |
|---|---|
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |
| odds | the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances |
| halcyon | characterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity : golden |
| pinnace | a light sailing ship |
| predator | an organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation |
| impersonal | having no personal reference or connection |
| panache | an ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet |
| glacial | suggestive of ice: such as |
| swindler | to obtain money or property by fraud or deceit |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |