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 |
|---|---|
| expunge | to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion |
| tangible | capable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch : palpable |
| strident | characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound |
| worldly | of, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs |
| credence | mental acceptance as true or real |
| lethal | of, relating to, or causing death |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| inundate | overwhelm |
| ascendancy | governing or controlling influence : domination |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |