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 |
|---|---|
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| oaf | a stupid person : boob |
| importune | to press or urge with troublesome persistence |
| integrity | firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values : incorruptibility |
| ruminant | an animal that chews the cud |
| irrelevant | not relevant : inapplicable |
| vacillate | to waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses |
| anthropoid | any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets) |
| vivacious | lively in temper, conduct, or spirit : sprightly |
| crochet | needlework consisting of the interlocking of looped stitches formed with a single thread and a hooked needle |