GRE Word List
GRACIOUS
marked by kindness and courtesy
The meaning of the word gracious is marked by kindness and courtesy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| denouement | the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work |
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| revelry | noisy partying or merrymaking |
| rejoinder | the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication |
| mentor | a friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus |
| insomnia | prolonged and usually abnormal inability to get enough sleep especially due to trouble falling asleep or staying asleep |
| anecdote | a usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident |
| gale | a strong current of air: |
| evocative | evoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response |