GRE Word List
GENTRY
upper or ruling class : aristocracy
The meaning of the word gentry is upper or ruling class : aristocracy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 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 |
