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 |
|---|---|
| opus | work |
| inextricable | forming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free |
| consign | to give over to another's care |
| pulverize | to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize |
| pucker | to become wrinkled or constricted |
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |
| verdant | green in tint or color |
| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |
| vaunted | highly or widely praised or boasted about |
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