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 |
|---|---|
| foolhardy | foolishly adventurous and bold : rash |
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
| palm | any of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves |
| distinctive | marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish |
| extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |
| herbivorous | feeding on plants |
| lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |
| regeneration | an act or the process of regenerating : the state of being regenerated |
| mote | a small particle : speck |