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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| onslaught | an especially fierce attack |
| spawn | to deposit or fertilize spawn |
| ungainly | lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy |
| assert | to state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively |
| steadfast | firmly fixed in place : immovable |
| wry | twist |
| immure | to enclose within or as if within walls |
| disjointed | being thrown out of orderly function |
| provender | dry food for domestic animals : feed |
| decrepit | wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age |