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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WordMeaning
chaffingthe seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain
incentivesomething that incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action
squashto press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush
vouchto supply supporting evidence or testimony
parleyto speak with another : confer
magisterialof, relating to, or having the characteristics of a master or teacher : authoritative
effronteryshameless boldness : insolence
ordeala primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control
windfallsomething (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind
renegeto go back on a promise or commitment