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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obloquy | a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language |
yokel | a naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town |
placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
rationalize | to bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: such as |
fanciful | marked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience |
pallet | a straw-filled tick or mattress |
obliterate | to remove utterly from recognition or memory |
edict | a proclamation having the force of law |
chip | a small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off |
halcyon | characterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity : golden |