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 |
|---|---|
| submissive | submitting to others |
| upbraid | to criticize severely : find fault with |
| impassioned | filled with passion or zeal : showing great warmth or intensity of feeling |
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |
| odyssey | a long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune |
| shoddy | a reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo |
| diabolical | of, relating to, or characteristic of the devil : devilish |
| expertise | the skill of an expert |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |