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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|---|---|
| supposition | something that is supposed : hypothesis |
| contusion | injury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise |
| glaring | having a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger |
| moribund | being in the state of dying : approaching death |
| disconcert | to throw into confusion |
| lachrymose | given to tears or weeping : tearful |
| titanic | having great magnitude, force, or power : colossal |
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| delve | excavate |
| fawning | seeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery |