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 |
|---|---|
| breach | infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard |
| studied | carefully considered or prepared : thoughtful |
| downcast | low in spirit : dejected |
| unconscionable | shockingly unfair or unjust |
| veritable | being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary |
| exonerate | to relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship |
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| dishonor | lack or loss of honor or reputation |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| skulk | to move in a stealthy or furtive manner |