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 |
|---|---|
| prefatory | of, relating to, or constituting a preface |
| exceptionable | being likely to cause objection : objectionable |
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| belittle | to speak slightingly of : disparage |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| hoodwink | to deceive by false appearance : dupe |
| provincial | the superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order |
| pulchritude | physical comeliness |
| protean | of or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms |
| disjointed | being thrown out of orderly function |