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 |
|---|---|
| oracular | resembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery) |
| biennial | occurring every two years |
| diffuse | being at once verbose and ill-organized |
| balk | to refuse abruptly |
| lap | a loose overlapping or hanging panel or flap especially of a garment |
| avarice | excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness |
| molt | to shed hair, feathers, shell, horns, or an outer layer periodically |
| conscript | a conscripted person (such as a military recruit) |
| eerie | so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine |
| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |