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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arborealof, relating to, or resembling a tree
indigencea level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking
lubricateto make smooth or slippery
enigmasomething hard to understand or explain
claspa device (such as a hook) for holding objects or parts together
requiteto make return for : repay
badgerany of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere
deliriuman acute (see acute
detachedstanding by itself : separate
ellipticalof, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse