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 |
|---|---|
| static | exerting force by reason of weight alone without motion |
| purchase | to obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy |
| mire | wet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh) |
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| fringe | an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band |
| verbalize | to express something in words |
| rile | to make agitated and angry : upset |
| euphoria | a feeling of well-being or elation |
| contrite | feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for improper or objectionable behavior, actions, etc. |
| redress | to set right : remedy |