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
deferencerespect and esteem due a superior or an elder
poreto gaze intently
sagaciousof keen and farsighted penetration and judgment : discerning
philologythe study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature
optimumthe amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end
tangiblecapable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch : palpable
cohabitto live together as or as if a married couple
browseto eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse
solitudethe quality or state of being alone or remote from society : seclusion
gorycovered with gore : bloodstained