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 |
|---|---|
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| portly | dignified |
| debris | the remains of something broken down or destroyed |
| aerie | the nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop |
| fulcrum | prop |
| trident | a 3-pronged spear serving in classical mythology as the attribute of a sea god (such as Neptune) |
| obsidian | a dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava |
| implode | to burst inward |
| headlong | headfirst |
| indubitable | too evident to be doubted : unquestionable |