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
nostalgiaa wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition
rivetinghaving the power to fix the attention : engrossing
presumptuousoverstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties
analgesiainsensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
banka mound, pile, or ridge raised above the surrounding level: such as
cresta showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration
exoticintroduced from another country : not native to the place where found
beneficialproducing good results or helpful effects : conferring benefits (see benefit
nuptialof or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony
refuteto prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous