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 |
|---|---|
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |
| geriatrics | a branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and the medical care and treatment of aging people |
| enthrall | to hold spellbound : charm |
| innocuous | producing no injury : harmless |
| impunity | exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss |
| simper | to smile in a silly, affected, or ingratiating manner |
| fleck | streak |
| clapper | one that claps: such as |
| sentinel | sentry |
| flay | to strip off the skin or surface of : skin |