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 |
|---|---|
| dissipate | to break up and drive off |
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| provincial | the superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order |
| incorrigible | incapable of being corrected or amended: such as |
| accoutre | to provide with equipment or furnishings : outfit |
| brandish | to shake or wave (something, such as a weapon) menacingly |
| premonitory | giving warning |
| brood | the young of an animal or a family of young |
| trough | a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals |