Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the option that can correctly replace the following expression:

Not elegant or graceful in expression; inapt; inept; ill-chosen

  1. cumbersome

  2. unfaltering

  3. prophylactic

  4. reticent
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Explanation

Cumbersome can describe something awkward or clumsy in expression or handling. While 'inept' is a better direct synonym for 'inapt', 'cumbersome' is often used to describe unwieldy or ungraceful things.

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