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
reciteto repeat from memory or read aloud publicly
alliterationthe repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)
dazeto stupefy especially by a blow : stun
delveexcavate
divestto deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title
understateto represent as less than is the case
ethnologya branch of cultural anthropology dealing chiefly with the comparative and analytical study of cultures
bewitchto influence or affect especially injuriously by witchcraft
incongruitythe quality or state of being incongruous
parallelextending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant