GRE Word List

GENTLE

free from harshness, sternness, or violence

The meaning of the word gentle is free from harshness, sternness, or violence.

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bolstera long pillow or cushion
contumaciousstubbornly disobedient : rebellious
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delveexcavate
misnomerthe misnaming of a person in a legal instrument