GRE Word List
URBANE
notably polite or polished in manner
The meaning of the word urbane is notably polite or polished in manner.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| insensible | incapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as |
| preposterous | contrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd |
| annul | to declare or make legally invalid or void |
| epigram | a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought |
| pristine | belonging to the earliest period or state : original |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |
| elastic | capable of recovering size and shape after deformation |
| potpourri | a mixture of flowers, herbs, and spices that is usually kept in a jar and used for scent |
| clarion | a medieval trumpet with clear shrill tones |