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.

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WordMeaning
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
faunaanimal life
expedientsuitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance
encroachmentto enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another
salineconsisting of or containing salt
abstinencethe practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable
impersonalhaving no personal reference or connection
finesserefinement or delicacy of workmanship, structure, or texture
laceto draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets
receptiveable or inclined to receive