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 |
|---|---|
| resonant | continuing to sound : echoing |
| sybarite | voluptuary |
| avuncular | suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality |
| homespun | spun or made at home |
| slacken | to make less active : slow up |
| inert | lacking the power to move |
| effluvium | an invisible emanation |
| quiver | a case for carrying or holding arrows |
| squabble | a noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters |
| underhand | in a clandestine manner |