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Directions: Choose the word that best expresses the meaning of the given phrase.
Artificially polite or courteous; with aristocratic pretensions
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Genteel
💡 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.