GRE Word List
SUAVITY
smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated
The meaning of the word suavity is smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| pitfall | trap |
| mannered | having manners of a specified kind |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| occlude | to close up or block off : obstruct |
| crescendo | a gradual increase |
| obligatory | binding in law or conscience |
| lineage | descent in a line from a common progenitor |
| wrath | strong vengeful anger or indignation |
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |