One of the following statements contains a word used incorrectly. Choose the option which has the incorrect or inappropriate usage of the word.
Question and options
One of the following statements contains a word used incorrectly. Choose the option which has the incorrect or inappropriate usage of the word.
- The President of the City Chamber of Commerce is an urbane, kind and generous man.
- The writer's next book deals with the life of an urbane intellectual as seen through the eyes of a lawyer.
- My uncle who lives in New York turned out to be the exact opposite of the urbane, wealthy gentleman that I was expecting to meet.
- Over 70% of the people living in urbane areas said that they wanted better roads and more schools.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D - Over 70% of the people living in urbane areas said that they wanted better roads and more schools.
'Urbane' means suave/refined; the sentence about people living in 'urbane areas' needs 'urban areas'.
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