| Flashcards: Latin Derivatives |
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urbane
elegant; refined; polite in a smooth way
Urbane in public, boorish in private, the judge fooled most people but had few friends.
Related English words: urbaneness, urbanity (elegance; refinement; smooth courtesy)
Latin root words: urbanus, urbana, urbanum - urban; urbanitas, urbanitatis, f. - city life; life in Rome; urbs, urbis, f. - city
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