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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WordMeaning
sheatheto put into or furnish with a sheath
forswearto make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath
libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity
luxuriateto grow profusely : thrive
somberso shaded as to be dark and gloomy
dispatchto send off or away with promptness or speed
hirsutehairy
materialisma theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter
diffidencethe quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident
swampa wetland often partially or intermittently covered with water