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 |
|---|---|
| conjecture | inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence |
| redoubtable | causing fear or alarm : formidable |
| reproach | an expression of rebuke or disapproval |
| agape | wide open : gaping |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| proclivity | an inclination or predisposition toward something |
| trough | a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals |
| supererogatory | observed or performed to an extent not enjoined or required |
| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
| dynamo | generator |