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 |
|---|---|
| figurative | representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic |
| incongruity | the quality or state of being incongruous |
| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |
| arcade | a long arched building or gallery |
| plumage | the feathers of a bird |
| interloper | one that interlopes: such as |
| torso | the human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk |
| curb | an edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter |
| imbibe | drink |
| cession | a yielding to another : concession |