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 |
|---|---|
| engaged | involved in activity : occupied |
| pusillanimous | lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity |
| 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 |
| remit | to lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly |
| clarion | a medieval trumpet with clear shrill tones |
| parchment | the skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on |
| prelude | an introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter |
| parry | to ward off a weapon or blow |
| corrode | to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing |
| existential | of, relating to, or affirming existence |