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
demoticof, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing
refractiondeflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different
virulentmarked by a rapid, severe, and destructive course
industriousconstantly, regularly, or habitually active or occupied : diligent
imperviousnot allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable
ornatemarked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric
equivocateto use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive
hypocriticalcharacterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy
rapaciousexcessively grasping or covetous
epiloguea concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work