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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entreat | to plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently |
lithe | easily bent or flexed |
staccato | cut short or apart in performing : disconnected |
blasphemy | the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God |
exhale | to rise or be given off as vapor |
fallacious | embodying a fallacy |
dissension | disagreement |
philistine | a native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia |
underhand | in a clandestine manner |
wane | to decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle |