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 |
|---|---|
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| expurgate | to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous |
| sequester | to set apart : segregate |
| boon | a timely benefit : blessing |
| lampoon | satire |
| impervious | not allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable |
| gibberish | unintelligible or meaningless language: |
| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |
| sportive | frolicsome |
| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |