GRE Word List

GRACIOUS

marked by kindness and courtesy

The meaning of the word gracious is marked by kindness and courtesy.

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WordMeaning
reprieveto delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner)
infernalof or relating to a nether world of the dead
importunatetroublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand
verdigrisa green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates
penumbraa space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light
tonsurethe Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head
demolitionthe act of demolishing
graphicof or relating to the pictorial arts
renegadea deserter from one faith, cause, or allegiance to another
gargoylea spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building