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 |
|---|---|
| sacrosanct | most sacred or holy : inviolable |
| shove | to push along |
| aboriginal | being the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region |
| inveigh | to protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail |
| gull | any of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae) |
| intrude | to thrust oneself in without invitation, permission, or welcome |
| mass | the liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist |
| momentous | having great or lasting importance : consequential |
| overwrought | extremely excited : agitated |
| ossify | to change into bone |