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 |
|---|---|
| florid | very flowery in style : ornate |
| appropriate | especially suitable or compatible : fitting |
| altruistic | relating to or given to altruism: |
| slipshod | wearing loose shoes or slippers |
| discredit | to refuse to accept as true or accurate : disbelieve |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| qualms | a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety |
| discount | a reduction made from the gross (see gross |
| trim | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| pugilist | fighter |