GRE Word List

URBANE

notably polite or polished in manner

The meaning of the word urbane is notably polite or polished in manner.

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WordMeaning
lexicographeran author or editor of a dictionary
discloseto make known or public
crabbedmarked by a forbidding moroseness
vultureany of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion
drudgeto do hard, menial, or monotonous work
ravinea small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water
sustainto give support or relief to
swaythe action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion
evasivetending or intended to evade : equivocal
aplombcomplete and confident composure or self-assurance : poise