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 |
|---|---|
| ruthless | having no pity : merciless |
| waft | to move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium |
| avuncular | suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality |
| gullible | easily duped or cheated |
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| vintner | a wine merchant |
| zest | a piece of the peel of a citrus fruit (such as an orange or lemon) used as flavoring |
| commune | talk over |
| reproach | an expression of rebuke or disapproval |