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 |
|---|---|
| cumbersome | unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk |
| impinge | encroach |
| fickle | marked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability : given to erratic changeableness |
| pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |
| overthrow | overturn |
| portend | to give an omen or anticipatory sign of |
| outskirts | a part remote from the center : border |
| slavish | of or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude |
| snivel | to run at the nose |
| rend | to remove from place by violence : wrest |