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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| swagger | to conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner |
| slight | having a slim or delicate build : not stout or massive in body |
| equipoise | a state of equilibrium |
| synchronous | happening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| multilingual | of, having, or expressed in several languages |
| appropriate | especially suitable or compatible : fitting |
| stint | a period of time spent at a particular activity |
| diurnal | active chiefly in the daytime |
| gesticulation | the act of making gestures |