GRE Word List

GENTRY

upper or ruling class : aristocracy

The meaning of the word gentry is upper or ruling class : aristocracy.

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WordMeaning
dilateto become enlarged or widened
lotan object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with
plumagethe feathers of a bird
aristocracygovernment by the best individuals or by a small privileged class
denouementthe final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work
litanya prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation
parleyto speak with another : confer
upshotthe final result : outcome
toteman object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry
quackto make the characteristic cry of a duck