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 |
|---|---|
| lexicographer | an author or editor of a dictionary |
| disclose | to make known or public |
| crabbed | marked by a forbidding moroseness |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| drudge | to do hard, menial, or monotonous work |
| ravine | a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water |
| sustain | to give support or relief to |
| sway | the action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion |
| evasive | tending or intended to evade : equivocal |
| aplomb | complete and confident composure or self-assurance : poise |