Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the word that best expresses the meaning of the given phrase.

Artificially polite or courteous; with aristocratic pretensions

  1. Gentle

  2. Genteel

  3. Garble

  4. Gorge
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Genteel means affectedly polite or refined, often with an air of superiority or aristocratic pretensions - it can suggest artificial or exaggerated refinement. Gentle is mild/temperate, garble means to distort, gorge means to stuff or eat greedily.

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