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 |
|---|---|
| acrid | sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating |
| rapport | a friendly, harmonious relationship |
| bout | a spell or period of activity: such as |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| accolade | a mark of acknowledgment : award |
| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |
| propagate | to cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction |
| fissure | a narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting |
| resolve | to deal with successfully : clear up |
| ardor | an often restless or transitory warmth of feeling |