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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threadbarehaving the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby
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afterlifean existence after death
carpingmarked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism
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purportto have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred)
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