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 |
|---|---|
| impalpable | incapable of being felt by touch : intangible |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| somber | so shaded as to be dark and gloomy |
| humdrum | monotonous |
| broach | brooch |
| gush | to issue copiously or violently |
| repellent | serving or tending to drive away or ward off |
| interdict | a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district |
| vouch | to supply supporting evidence or testimony |
| thematic | of, relating to, or constituting a theme |