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 |
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| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| paradigm | example |
| vulnerable | capable of being physically or emotionally wounded |
| well-bred | having or displaying the politeness and good manners associated especially with people of high social class |
| incorrigible | incapable of being corrected or amended: such as |
| eddy | a current of water or air running contrary to the main current |
| jaundice | yellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and body fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments |
| appall | to overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay |
| hovel | an open shed or shelter |
| rational | having reason or understanding |