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 |
|---|---|
| transcendent | exceeding usual limits : surpassing |
| compulsory | mandatory |
| epitaph | an inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there |
| regimen | a systematic plan (as of diet, therapy, or medication) especially when designed to improve and maintain the health of a patient |
| facilitate | to make easier : help bring about |
| stifle | to withhold from circulation or expression |
| breadth | distance from side to side : width |
| angular | forming an angle : sharp-cornered |
| pauper | a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |