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
putrefyto make putrid
ambiguousdoubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness
campa place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers)
ossifyto change into bone
grossglaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness
masochista person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism
smeltany of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste
solecisman ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence
chisela metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal)
jingoistextreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy