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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WordMeaning
slagthe dross or scoria of a metal
facilitateto make easier : help bring about
tenantone who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of another
consummateextremely skilled and accomplished
anchora device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom
cuethe letter q
corrodeto eat away by degrees as if by gnawing
ornithologista branch of zoology dealing with birds
clouta piece of cloth or leather : rag
dregssediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate