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 |
|---|---|
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |
| monastic | of or relating to monasteries or to monks or nuns |
| libel | a written statement in which a plaintiff in certain courts sets forth the cause of action or the relief sought |
| recreant | crying for mercy : cowardly |
| soliloquy | the act of talking to oneself |
| pathetic | having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity |
| upbraid | to criticize severely : find fault with |
| staccato | cut short or apart in performing : disconnected |
| replenish | to fill or build up again |
| aureole | a radiant light around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage |