GRE Word List
GENTLE
free from harshness, sternness, or violence
The meaning of the word gentle is free from harshness, sternness, or violence.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| buffoon | a ludicrous figure : clown |
| sham | a trick that deludes : hoax |
| mauve | a moderate purple, violet, or lilac color |
| punitive | inflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment |
| gregarious | tending to associate with others of one's kind : social |
| champion | a winner of first prize or first place in competition |
| pry | to look closely or inquisitively |
| sophisticated | deprived of native or original simplicity: such as |
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |