urbane

Day 37Level 2

ur-BAYN

civilized

sophisticated, civilized

Part of Speech: adjective

Synonyms:

refined, cultured, elegant

Antonyms:

uncivilized, unsophisticated, uncouth

Example Sentence:

He coaxed an urbane performance from his singers.

Related Words

assist in wrongdoing

uh-BET

to encourage somebody, usually in wrongdoing

something similar

AN-i-awg

something similar; output proportional to input (engineering)

cause of misery

bayn

source of harm; cause of misery

legacy

bih-KWEST

something given in will; legacy

pastoral

byoo-KAH-lik

connected with the countryside ; rural

convincing

KOH-juhnt

convincing, relevant