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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| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| assent | to agree to or approve of something (such as an idea or suggestion) especially after thoughtful consideration : concur |
| vacillate | to waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses |
| equitable | having or exhibiting equity : dealing fairly and equally with all concerned |
| procurement | the act or process of procuring |
| jaunt | a usually short journey or excursion undertaken especially for pleasure |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| quail | any of numerous small gallinaceous birds: such as |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| esteem | the regard in which one is held |