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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| nefarious | flagrantly wicked or impious : evil |
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| maneuver | a military or naval movement |
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| polemical | of, relating to, or being a polemic : controversial |
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| reserve | to hold in reserve : keep back |
| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |
| suborn | to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing |