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 |
|---|---|
| efface | to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface |
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |
| volatile | characterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change |
| retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| rancid | having an unpleasant smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition |
| swamp | a wetland often partially or intermittently covered with water |
| detached | standing by itself : separate |
| treasure | wealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded |
| seminary | an environment in which something originates and from which it is propagated |