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 |
|---|---|
| cajole | to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance : coax |
| rakish | of, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute |
| inerrancy | exemption from error : infallibility |
| titular | having the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities |
| stoic | a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c. |
| vise | any of various tools with two jaws for holding work that close usually by a screw, lever, or cam |
| scale | an instrument or machine for weighing |
| tyro | a beginner in learning : novice |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
| cauterize | to sear with a cautery or caustic |