GRE Word List
GENTEEL
having an aristocratic quality or flavor : stylish
The meaning of the word genteel is having an aristocratic quality or flavor : stylish.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| continence | the ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily |
| adverse | acting against or in a contrary direction : hostile |
| lode | waterway |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
| defeatist | an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
| illicit | not permitted : unlawful |
| pittance | a small portion, amount, or allowance |