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 |
|---|---|
| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |
| aspirant | one who aspires |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| pending | during |
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |
| increment | the amount or degree by which something changes |
| valid | having legal efficacy or force |
| hive | a container for housing honeybees |
| incorporate | to unite or work into something already existent so as to form an indistinguishable whole |