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
effaceto eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface
crotchetygiven to crotchets (see crotchet
renovateto restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding)
ambivalencesimultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action
milieuthe physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment
coga tooth on the rim of a wheel or gear
reprehensibleworthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable
impermeablenot permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance
pummelpound
rotethe use of memory usually with little intelligence