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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swelterto suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat
sagaciousof keen and farsighted penetration and judgment : discerning
gamelya physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other
grategrating
palmany of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves
quaffto drink (a usually alcoholic beverage) heartily or copiously
beatitudea state of utmost bliss
visionaryhaving or marked by foresight and imagination
enfranchiseto set free (as from slavery)
sequesterto set apart : segregate