Read the sentence.

Question

The shopkeeper smiled at David as if he were just telling a joke, but his disparaging comments made David feel insulted and embarrassed.

Based on context clues in the sentence, what words most likely could replace disparaging, but still keep the meaning of the sentence the same? Select two options.

uplifting
funny
belittling
uncomplimentary
hilarious

Answer 1

The words that could most likely replace "disparaging" while keeping the meaning of the sentence the same are:

1. belittling
2. uncomplimentary