GRE Word List
SUAVITY
urbanity; polish; ADJ. suave: smooth and courteous
The meaning of the word suavity is urbanity; polish; ADJ. suave: smooth and courteous.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tenet | doctrine; dogma |
| cabal | small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests |
| indigence | poverty |
| mortify | humiliate by embarassing excessively; shame; punish the flesh; discipline (one's body) by self-denial; Ex. mortified by her blunder; Ex. mortify the flesh; CF. cause to die |
| arraign | charge in court; indict |
| rationalize | make rational; devise false reasons for (one's behavior); offer an excuse; give a plausible reason for an action in place of a true, less admirable ones; N. rationalization |
| politic | prudent; judicious; well judged; expedient; well devised |
| cessation | stoppage |
| fluency | smoothness of speech; ADJ. fluent |
| jollity | gaiety; cheerfulness; ADJ. jolly: merry; gay |
