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
inaugurateto induct into an office with suitable ceremonies
intimatemarked by a warm friendship developing through long association
favoritismthe showing of special favor : partiality
metaphysicalof or relating to metaphysics
tautologicalinvolving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant
urbanenotably polite or polished in manner
mountebanka person who sells quack medicines from a platform
lucidsuffused with light : luminous
tokena piece resembling a coin issued for use (as for fare on a bus) by a particular group on specified terms
inconsequentialof no significance : unimportant