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 |
|---|---|
| ploy | escapade |
| contrite | feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for improper or objectionable behavior, actions, etc. |
| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |
| mangle | to injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing |
| herald | an official at a tournament of arms (see arm |
| chary | discreetly cautious: such as |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
| wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| legerdemain | sleight of hand |
| philology | the study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature |