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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| personable | pleasant or amiable in person : attractive |
| sound | a particular auditory impression : tone |
| arcade | a long arched building or gallery |
| quaint | pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar |
| vapid | lacking flavor, zest, interest, animation, or spirit : flat |
| willful | obstinately and often perversely self-willed |
| decorous | marked by propriety and good taste : correct |
| bicameral | having, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber |
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |
| blighted | affected with blight (see blight |