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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unfaltering | not wavering or weakening : firm |
| adjoin | to add or attach by joining |
| imperceptible | not perceptible by a sense or by the mind : extremely slight, gradual, or subtle |
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| sedition | incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority |
| denouement | the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work |
| sentinel | sentry |
| prey | an animal taken by a predator as food |
| curfew | the sounding of a bell at evening |
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