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

WordMeaning
euthanasiathe act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy
temporalof or relating to time as opposed to eternity
limpidmarked by transparency (see transparent
slanderto utter slander against : defame
obsidiana dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava
adhereto hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing
gullany of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae)
haplesshaving no luck : unfortunate
revelrynoisy partying or merrymaking
derivationthe formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix)