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 |
|---|---|
| deleterious | harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| uxorious | excessively fond of or submissive to a wife |
| infer | to derive as a conclusion from facts or premises |
| cameo | a gem carved in relief (see relief |
| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |
| cadence | the beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity |
| sadistic | of, relating to, or characterized by sadism |
| ecologist | a branch of science concerned with the interrelationship of organisms and their environments |
| hone | to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone |