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 |
|---|---|
| metaphor | a 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) |
| fauna | animal life |
| expedient | suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance |
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| saline | consisting of or containing salt |
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |
| impersonal | having no personal reference or connection |
| finesse | refinement or delicacy of workmanship, structure, or texture |
| lace | to draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets |
| receptive | able or inclined to receive |