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 |
|---|---|
| violate | break |
| shrivel | to draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture |
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
| proximity | the quality or state of being proximate : closeness |
| exhort | to incite by argument or advice : urge strongly |
| scurry | to move in or as if in a brisk pace : scamper |
| perpetrate | to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit |
| authoritative | having, marked by, or proceeding from authority |
| static | exerting force by reason of weight alone without motion |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |