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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| studious | assiduous in the pursuit of learning |
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| salient | moving by leaps or springs : jumping |
| equitable | having or exhibiting equity : dealing fairly and equally with all concerned |
| tightwad | a close or miserly person |
| overwrought | extremely excited : agitated |
| deploy | to extend (a military unit) especially in width |
| forge | a furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy |
| enclave | a distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory |
| retrospective | of, relating to, or given to retrospection |