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 |
|---|---|
| accord | to grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned |
| mogul | an Indian Muslim of or descended from one of several conquering groups of Mongol, Turkish, and Persian origin |
| exhume | disinter |
| altercation | a noisy, heated, angry dispute |
| oaf | a stupid person : boob |
| commonwealth | a nation, state, or other political unit: such as |
| asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |
| posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |
| fancied | imagined or believed to be true or real |
| denounce | to pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil |