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 |
|---|---|
| delta | the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet see Alphabet Table |
| serenity | the quality or state of being serene |
| boorish | resembling or befitting a rude or insensitive person : resembling or befitting a boor |
| curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |
| interpolate | to alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter |
| opportune | suitable or convenient for a particular occurrence |
| capricious | governed or characterized by caprice : impulsive |
| bicameral | having, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| intoxicate | to excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished |