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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| generic | relating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general |
| nominal | of, relating to, or being a noun or a word or expression taking a noun construction |
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