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 |
|---|---|
| listless | characterized by lack of interest, energy, or spirit |
| scad | any of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus Decapterus) |
| natty | trimly neat and tidy : smart |
| extrovert | a person whose personality is characterized by extroversion : a typically gregarious and unreserved person who enjoys and seeks out social interaction |
| personify | to conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers |
| repercussion | reflection |
| phylum | a direct line of descent within a group |
| parasite | an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host |
| antiquated | outmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted |
| militia | a part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency |