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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| defrock | to deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office |
| bard | a tribal poet-singer skilled in composing and reciting verses on heroes and their deeds |
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
| bicker | petulant quarreling : altercation |
| obliterate | to remove utterly from recognition or memory |
| nimble | quick and light in motion : agile |
| dapper | neat and trim in appearance |
| meretricious | of or relating to a prostitute : having the nature of prostitution |
| vile | morally despicable or abhorrent |
| demolition | the act of demolishing |