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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| crochet | needlework consisting of the interlocking of looped stitches formed with a single thread and a hooked needle |
| hypercritical | meticulously or excessively critical |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
| malign | evil in nature, influence, or effect : injurious |
| primal | original |
| faction | a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique |
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
| absolute | free from imperfection : perfect |
| sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
