Read the following sentence from page 117:

" 'Mr. Fleming,' said the grocer–his deferential voice expressed somehow the old man's exact social weight–'Mr. Fleming, you never was frightened much in them battles, was you?' "

Which word is a synonym for the word deferential as it is used in the story?
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Responses

bashful
bashful

careful
careful

pitiful
pitiful

respectful

1 answer

respectful

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