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 |
|---|---|
| impediment | something that impedes |
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |
| scrimmage | a minor battle : skirmish |
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
| dissent | to withhold assent or approval |
| aver | to declare positively |
| dummy | a person who is incapable of speaking |
| benediction | the invocation (see invocation |
| soar | to fly aloft or about |
| lancet | a sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions |