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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| militate | to have weight or effect |
| gloss | a surface luster or brightness : shine |
| ram | a male sheep |
| jumble | to move in a confused or disordered manner |
| defalcate | deduct |
| retract | to draw back or in |
| protege | one who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence |
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| pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |
| pushy | aggressive often to an objectionable degree : forward |